If you look back at the rapid growth in popularity of digital flat-screen televisions, it’s interesting to see their evolution from the house to the company globe. Consumers obviously loved the clearer, larger images, as well as the space attributes of a flat-screen LCD TV that could be hung virtually anywhere on a wall. As the technology got better and cheaper, conventional CRT TVs swiftly became outdated and flat-screens are now the norm.

This evolution also had an exciting history outside of the residence. LCD screens became cheap sufficient that corporations suddenly realized they could put them to use in all kinds of creative means. Go into any corporate lobby or reception area and you'll most likely see an LCD television with corporation welcome info or other content, or maybe just live television. Executives who work in finance, media, and other industries that change with the news now have flat-screens in their office. At the other end of the spectrum, go in the food court in a shopping mall, and a lot of establishments now show their menus on low price flat-screens rather than standard signage. Flat-screens get utilized in lots of other approaches from the enterprise world.

Digital photo frames in essence are small, inexpensive version of flat-screen TVs. Most folks use them for photographs (slideshows), but they can also exhibit video or stream information for example news or weather via RSS-type feeds. Company are similarly finding approaches to use these smaller LCD exhibit devices in an array of techniques to compliment larger LCD TVs, and this trend is most likely to continue.

What is nice about digital photo frames is that their size allows you to put them on the desk top and very easily move them from desk to desk or room to room. Thus enterprises are now putting them on reception desks or conference area tables with pertinent facts. You may now see welcome information on the small digital picture frame on the receptionist desk. Marketing material or ads can now be developed into a straightforward slide show and streamed on the digital image frame that is displayed anywhere a enterprise has traffic. Building lobby’s, restaurant hostess locations, waiting areas, or anywhere you want to get information out about your small business, but do not want a "static" sign make great applications for a digital photo frame. They are easily hung on walls too.

Companies use them for internal purposes at the same time. Scheduling conference rooms can be accomplished with a digital frame in every room that has the day’s agenda. Break rooms can have announcements or company details for employees. Training material such as diagrams, charts, or short videos that only need a little screens are good for digital picture frames too.

So look for digital photo frames to play an increased role not only in the home and office, but a role in organizations at the same time.