The first 300 pics are for free, and after that it’ll cost ya. You don’t need Wi-Fi, and there’s no service fee, but you do need to be in the US as the images are sent via the AT&T wireless network. Photo management is handled by Snapfish, and you can use the frame as a normal digital photo frame.

But the best thing about this invention? It’s the perfect gift for old people you don’t like. Send ‘em horrible pr0n pictures and watch them – NO. My resolution for 2010 is to be nicer to everyone.

This US$400 15-in. “mess-proof” sealed display has MP3 and video (MPEG, MP4, AVI) playback and includes a 6-in-1 card reader and an HDMI input (so you still have to remember to put the lid on your blender). It comes with both table stand and cabinet undermount, and its software includes not just an expandable collection of recipes, but an alarm clock and a calendar. What, no egg timer? [Pandigital]

Pandigital’s Wi-Fi accessory lets the frame connect to a wireless network, letting you transmit pictures to the frame from other computers on the network. Pandigital wasn’t specific about whether you’d be able to grab photos from a Flickr account, or email pictures to the frame as you can with the eStarling digital photo frame. The Wi-Fi adapter works with 802.11a/b/g networks, and will be available for $US50 in August.

Also rolling out in August is a $US50 battery pack that powers the frame for three hours on a charge. The company didn’t say which size frame would give you this three-hour battery life, but we’re thinking that’s not quite long enough to actually be practical. At least it includes a charger, so you won’t be needing to buy boatloads of batteries to keep this thing going.

The picture frames have new features added, too. There’s a clock function now built in that lets you display your chosen pictures, videos or mp3 files at specified times, and can also be used as an alarm clock (imagine a video of the forest with sounds of chirping birds waking you gently at 6 a.m.). The company also added PictBridge capabilities to the frames, letting you wirelessly transmit a picture in the frame to a PictBridge-capable printer nearby.

Here’s a list of the new frames, along with resolutions and pricing:

•15-inch (model PAN150-B) has 256MB of integrated memory, 1024×768 resolution and has a suggested retail price of $US299.99.

•11-inch (model PAN111-B) has 256MB of integrated memory, 800×480 resolution and has a suggested retail price of $US229.99.

•10.4-inch (model PAN104-B) has 256MB of integrated memory, 800×600 resolution and a suggested retail price of $US249.99.

•9-inch (model PAN90-2) has 256MB of integrated memory, 800×480 resolution, and has a suggested retail price of $US179.99.

•8-inch (model PAN80-2) has 128MB of integrated memory, 800×480 resolution and has a suggested retail price of $US149.99.

•7-inch (model PAN70-1) 128MB of integrated memory, 480×234 resolution and has a suggested retail price of $US129.99.

•6-inch (model PAN-602B) has 128MB of integrated memory, 410×234 resolution and has a suggested retail price of $US119.99.