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Nice, Karim.  "How Digital Picture Frames Work"  28 May 2001.  HowStuffWorks.com. <http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/gadgets/home/digital-picture-frame.htm>  10 February 2012.
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  1. Introduction to How Digital Picture Frames Work
  2. Ceiva and the Computerless
  3. What's in the Frame
  1. Creating a Digital Gallery
  2. The Web Side
  3. Tomorrow's Digital Frames
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