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The FOTOBOX

Have you ever been on the go and wish you could turn all your photos into a  slide show to share with friends and family along the way? Well, now there is an easy solution that will help yo do just that in 5 easy steps. FOTOBOX is a portable USB device that easily turns your photos into spectacular slide shows in minutes. You simply insert your SD Memory card into the FOTOBOX and plug the FOTOBOX into a USB port on any computer. The FOTOBOX user interface will appear on the screen to create a slide show easily and quickly. There is no software installation needed, everything is contained within the FOTOBOX device to make it easy to use anywhere on any computer. FOTOBOX makes a great gift for families, photo buffs, college kids…anybody really. It is so easy to use that even my 12 year old has had no problems with it.

The FOTOBOX also includes 2 modes…Easy mode for beginners or Advanced Mode for more customization. Photos can be easily uploaded by inserting the user’s digital camera memory card into FOTOBOX; fun themes, background music and narration can be applied to slideshows; and all content can be shared with family and friends via YouTube and Facebook

System Requirements:

* Operating System : Windows® XP, Windows Vista®, Windows 7
* USB 2.0 Host Controller/Port
* Processor : Intel® Pentium® IV 2.4 GHz, Pentium® D, Pentium® M 1.3 GHz,
Pentium Core^TM Duo, or AMD® Athlon® 64 processor
* Memory : 512MB of RAM
* Free Hard Disk Space : 10GB for DVD creation
* Other :
Microsoft DirectX 9.0 or higher
Windows Media Format SDK 9 or higher
Windows Media Player 7 or higher
QuickTime Player for MOV
CD Writer for VCD, SVCD
DVD Writer for DVD
Microphone for narration

Priced at $79.99, the product can now be purchased on honestech’s Web site, and at leading retailers and/or on their Web sites, such as Amazon.com, Buy.com, Micro Center, OfficeMax, and others.

FOTOBOX provided a sample product for review and testing. I was in no other way compensated for this post. All opinions are my own and please remember that individual results may vary.

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