Gloop: A Digital Photo Frame
Group 4
Traver Turney, Matt Sears, Allison Crab= b, Stephen Dellinger
Key Words: Software Technology, Digital, Peer-to-peer, Remote Management
Gloo= p is an innovative new software technology for digital photo frames. It allows users to experience a new way of photo sharing. It will benefit organizatio= ns by allowing easier communication online, and providing visual imagery witho= ut personnel needed on location.
Furthermore, Gloop will b= enefit individuals by allowing more security for individual photo sharing.
Gloop was developed by Tri=
nity
Convergence. It was announced at the Demo Fall 08 conference on September 8,
2008. Demo Fall 08 is a confe=
rence
held in order to introduce products and services in emerging technology.
The inception of Gloop comes from the desire to share photographs and other media in a peer-to-peer setting without needing a PC.= Not needing a computer adds significant security benefits to its users. With th= ese files coming straight to the digital photo frame, users do not have to worry about the stability or corruptness of the files getting to their computers.= Gloop users can connect through their digital photo frames to the internet and sh= are photos, voice messages, and even access the weather on a touch screen (on s= ome frame models). Gloop also uti= lizes remote management, which is exactly what it says: users can manage their digital photo frames with a remote control. If that sounds simple, consider th= is: every option on the frame or Gloop’s software can be navigated through with only six buttons.
If two users are available on their personal digital p= hoto frames, Gloop makes live data sharing an option. One user can send (without= the use of a PC) pictures, voice messages, and other data such as multimedia fi= les directly to another user who has been added to his “buddy list.”= ; Not only can users leave voice messages, but they can also use Gloop to make ph= one calls across the world in as close to real-time as technologically possible= . A user can speak to a friend across the globe through his digital photo frame without picking up a telephone, using a computer, spending money on long-distance communication means, or buying any subscriptions. All it take= s is Gloop software, a compatible photo frame, and wireless internet. There are = many easy ways to upload photos to the Gloop system, including plugging a camera into the frame, inserting a memory card, or using Gloop’s computer software to send photos to your frame from your computer. It is fairly safe to transfer files among frames because every sender must be pre-approved by the receiver. Also, since many digital photo fra= mes are given as gifts to people who may not be technologically inclined enough= to use them, Gloop makes it possible to edit the photos on another user’s system. This way, users can update the photos on their great grandmothers’ frame in the instance that she can’t do it herself. Gloop takes everythi= ng from grandchildren’s e-greetings to the latest news on multi-million-dollar business projects and gives users an entirely new outl= ook on sending and receiving them.
It isn’t just family and friends that can enjoy Gloop. Companies that produce products or services with a visual result, such as construction, remodeling, real estate, and even some medical fields will benefit chiefly from Gloop technology. Updates on special construction projects can be sent straight to the company’s CEO’s living room mantle or bedside table. Pictur= es of real estate or travel destinations can sit, in the form of slide shows, = on agents’ desks for all customers to see. Marketing firms can send idea= s or short proposals to clients wirelessly with Gloop. The business possibilities are endless, whether by expanding the availability of data and photos, or by simplifying the means of sharing them.
Gloop is definitely an eme= rging technology that will revolutionize the sharing of photos and other data, in both the casual and professional settings. The different types of data that= are transferable, along with the combinations of these data, take digital photo frames to an entirely new level. Gloop is so diverse that users could even = set up a presentation about Gloop and deliver it using its own technology.
References
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Embed= ded Computing Design. (2008). Trinity Convergence Launches Ground-Breaking Gloop Photo Sharing Technology for Manufacturers of Digital Photo Frames. Retrieved= September 13, 2008, from www.embedded-computing.com/news/db/?13109.
Demo.= (2008). Trinity Convergence, Inc. Gloop Digital Photo Sharing Technology. Retrieved September 25, 2008, from www.dem= o.com/demonstrators/demo2008fall/147417.html.
Trini= ty Convergence. (2008).Gloop Photo Sharing Technology. Retrieved September 9, 200= 8, from www= .trinityconvergence.com/index.aspx?node=3D71
Multiple Choice Questions: (answers in bold)
1. The ability for a user to manage their digital photo frames with a remote control is called:
&nb= sp; a.) Peer-to-peer
&nb= sp; b.) software technology
&nb= sp; c.) remote management
&nb= sp; d.) Trinity Convergence
2. Gloop software technolo= gy was developed by:
&nb= sp; a.) Microsoft
&nb= sp; b.) Trinity Convergence
&nb= sp; c.) Axciom
&nb= sp; d.) Nintendo
3. Gloop incorporates a __= ____ technology that allows users to share photos on their digital photo frame, without needing a PC.
a.) remote management
b.) Peer-t= o-peer
c.) digita= l
d.) milita= ry
4. Which of the following are true about gloop?
a.) uses peer-to-peer technology
b.) has re= mote management control
c.) was introduced at Demo Fall ‘08
d.) all of= the above
5. Gloop technology is a _= ______ photo frame technology.
&nb= sp; a.) digital
&nb= sp; b.) analog
&nb= sp; c.) marketing
&nb= sp; d.) technical