Prediction: Starbucks Wi-Fi will soon be free

Biggest ever digital photo frame announced

Digital photo frames, those electronic mantle-top picture viewers that look like regular picture frames, have been around for years. But they've all suffered from a common problem -- they're too small. A typical frame might show the equivalent of 6- by 4-in. pictures. Not very exciting.

But today, PhotoVu announced its new PV2265w, a 22-in. widescreen LCD picture frame.

The frame pulls digital photos from an optional USB hard drive or from any USB flash drive and displays them on a 16:10 wide format screen. The frame features Wi-Fi support, built-in software and Internet photo sharing, according to the company. You can even customize the frame and matting.

It's not cheap, though. The PV2265w will set you back $1,299.

Mobile mouse is also a GPS gadget

Business travelers are wise to seek out small, light and converged devices, to minimize the number of items to pack and carry.

The new $100 Deluo MouseGPS is perfect for laptop-carrying road warriors who want GPS capability while traveling. The mouse has a GPS receiver built in. The data flows through the collapsible USB cable -- two peripherals in one. The MouseGPS is powered entirely through the USB cable as well, so no batteries are required.

My picks: It will be a Merry Christmas, indeed

At the beginning of this year, Toshiba notebooks with HD-DVD capability were priced at $3,000. Don't look now, but such systems will cost less than $1,000 in time for Christmas. And Samsung has unveiled some interesting new phones.

• Coming soon: Sub-$1000 HD DVD notebook
• Samsung reveals latest music phones

Mike Elgan writes about technology and global tech culture. Contact Mike at mike.elgan@elgan.com or his blog, The Raw Feed.