There’s nothing more convenient than transferring the memory card from your digital camera to digital photo frames to create instantly framed photos.  This digital photo frame made by Coby goes a step further to include sound files, and digital video playback.

The Coby DP848 photo frame plays MP3 and WAV sound files, and AVI, MPG, and XviD video files.  The frame has an 8.4 inch LCD screen with 800×600 resolution, and a 500:1 contrast ratio.  There are options for creating a slide show set to music, and built-in stereo speakers.

The Coby digital frame, available at J&R, also includes a remote control, a 5 in 1 card reader,  and a headphone jack. You can mount the frame on a wall or place it on the included stand.

If you’re like me, you’ve got a digital camera and multiple SD cards, each full of 900 digital photos, waiting to go somewhere–but where?  Here’s a cool gadget for getting all those digital pictures on to DVDs that you can play and enjoy.

The Digital Photo to DVD Converter takes the files from your digital camera memory card and transfers them to CDs.  You can choose to save the files as JPGs or in a DVD slideshow format.  The converter works without a computer, but you can also use it with your computer as an external CD burner.  It also comes with the necessary cables for hooking up directly to your television.  The converter accepts several types of photo storage devices, including compact flash, smart media, memory stick, secure digital, and multi media cards.  I found the Digital Photo to DVD Converter at Hammacher Schlemmer for $199.

With sky rocketing gas and grocery prices, many of us are cutting corners everywhere we can.  But that doesn’t mean you have to miss out on having fun new gadgets.  Here are 3 budget friendly gadgets, all priced under $99.

The Sansa Fuze:  Made by SanDisk, the Sansa Fuze 4GB MP3 player holds 1000 songs and plays for 24 hours on a single charge.  The Sansa Fuze has a slot for an SD card, and it retails for around $75-$80.

Polaroid i634:  Here’s a digital camera with nice capabilities for the price.  The Polaroid i634 is a 6.0 megapixel digital camera with 3X digital zoom.  This budget friendly digital camera has a 16 MB internal flash memory and an SD card slot for storing more photos. The Polaroid i634 retails between $75 and $99.

Kodak EasyShare P720 photo frame:  Digital photo frames are all the rage, and this one provides a lot of features including a touch screen menu and two decorative mattes for matching your decor.  You can load your photos using a USB cord and your camera or a memory stick.  The Kodak EasyShare P720 retails around $95.

Can’t seem to keep your video camera dry? The Sanyo Xacti E1 digital video camera might be just the trick. It’s a waterproof video camera that can handle being submersed in 5 feet of water for up to 30 minutes at a time.

Using a 2GB SD card, the waterproof camera will record up to 10 hours of video or 4,000 still shots. The Xacti E1 video camera offers a 5x zoom lens,a 2.5 inch swiveling LCD monitor, and automatic image stabilization.

My favorite feature of this digital video camera is the ability to shoot still photos while filming video. Simply hit the shutter button while the video continues to roll. That means not having to choose between video and once in a lifetime photo opportunities.

The Xacti E1 digital video camera easily synchs with your PC, offering drag and drop options for moving and saving videos.

Wanting to bump up the quality of your digital photography?  The Canon Rebel XS digital camera is a digital playground for both amateur and professional digital photographers.  The new digital camera features a 10.1 megapixel CMOS sensor is enables you to take extremely high quality digital photos that can even be super-sized into posters or other large printing projects.  In addition to a 2.5 inch LCD display, the Canon  Rebel XS digital camera has a built-in EOS integrated cleaning system, an automatic cleaning sensor and comes with the Canon EF-S lens.  The camera works with SD or SDHC memory cards and retails for around $699.