Coby 1.5-Inch Digital Photo Key Chain (Black) by Coby
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Digital camera reviews of Coby 1.5-Inch Digital Photo Key Chain (Black)
Digital camera Review: Ok for an inexpensive gift
Summary: 3 Stars
If you are seeking for an inexpensive but personal gift, this is it. It hardly gets cheaper than $10 while making it personal. But be aware that the quality is not amazing: the square LCD is the least of your concerns, really. The software to let you select and upload (download, in the language used by the program) pictures to the device is painful to use: no drag-and-drop functionality, at least not in the Mac version. So you may find yourself spending a good hour in order to select 45-some photos (it lets you upload a max. of 60) and maybe 20 seconds uploading... er, downloading them on to the device.
Anyway, at the end of the day, you get what you pay for: for $10 this is a fairly decent digital photo key chain.
Digital camera Review: Own one, pretty nice
Summary: 4 Stars
I'm not sure why people think it deserves a 1 star rating just because they don't have Vista yet. Not really fair if you ask me. The product itself I am a fan of works great. Battery life is better then most.Digital camera Review: Party favors
Summary: 5 Stars
I help people with party planning and I'm always looking for creative, practical and low cost items that can be used as unique favors.
I purchased these for an upcoming college graduation party and a family reunion. For the reunion the host has requested that guests each send one "family memory" photo to us and we'll be preloading them into these keychains. A great little keepsake.
Digital camera Review: Pretty good for a gift
Summary: 4 Stars
I've read from others that the Coby digital key chain can be difficult to use, but I don't think that's the case. On windows 7, I did have to plug the unit in a couple of times before it was recognized, but after that it always works. There is built in software that allows you to crop images to fit the digital screen, and it is required that you does so, it is unavoidable. This is good, since the screen is so small that minor details can get lost, especially in high contrast images. The photo manager really does not take too long to learn, so it's not a problem. For people not used to exploring programs, possibly in my parents generation, help may be required to get photo's on and off the device.
As a gift idea, filling the device with photo's of family or places is easy, and goes over pretty well (holds about 60 pictures). The battery life is long enough that you can have it go for 3-4 hours, or at least that's my average. The price is good, since it's cheap enough to get a few for people, and also cheap enough that it softens the negatives of the unit. There are also a few options in the key chain, such as auto-scrolling images in a variety of increments, a timer which turns the unit on and off at a specific time of day (in military time), a digital clock feature, and so on. The overall design is pretty clean, which is why I choose this digital keychain over others, since it does not have logos on the front. The buttons on the top of the unit, while sticking out a bit, are not easy to accidentally push.
So, some of the downsides. The device apparently can not be charged without a PC. I have not tried a USB charger, since I can't find mine. The photo manager is some what annoying, but manageable. The design of the unit itself makes it easy for the device to freely flip around while walking, if your keys are worn on a clip, or if you clip the device to your pants (the clip is just big enough to clip onto a jeans belt loop), then the device can end up flipping over and obscure the screen. The back should have been flat, not rounded. A note for people who can not find their photos: Some photo types are not recognized. You may need to use IrfanView or another free program to convert photo types if it's not in JPEG or BMP format. You should also consider making a folder or two in your Documents folder (Windows) just for coby photos, and saved, cropped photos.
Overall, I think that given it's price, I would recommend the Coby digital key chain to others, especially as a quick easy gift if filled with photos.
Digital camera Review: Product works, software does not!
Summary: 4 Stars
After reading many mixed reviews, I decided to give this product a try. When I received the keychain, I installed the software and attempted to follow the directions with no luck. After a call to the manufacturer technicial support, I was told that the software which comes with the keychain does not work. I was directed to download a driver from the company's website, which after some additional directions worked fine.
The quality of the keychain is good for the size, and other than the difficulty of picture downloading I have no complaints. On the positive side, the customer service department was very helpful.