The Nixplay Digital Frame: A Digital Picture Frame for the Modern Age

When my children were very young, I gave my mother-in-law a digital picture frame. At the time we did not live close by and it was a way for my in-laws to see a variety of photos of my children and other family members. However, there was a catch. They could only see the photos that I had pre-loaded onto the frame and because we lived far away, I could only update the photos once or twice a year.  After a few visits, I noticed the frame sat on my mother-in-law’s desk, unplugged and unused.

Fast forward to three years ago, now I was working as a personal photo organizer and in love with everything photo-related. Sitting with a group of colleagues at a photo organizing master class in Nashville, I wished out loud for a wi-fi-enabled digital frame.  That’s when one of my colleagues said there was such a magical picture frame that she loved.  It was called Nixplay. Of course, I wrote the name into my notes to be researched later when I returned home. By this time, my father-in-law had passed away and my mother-in-law’s memory was starting to fade. I didn’t want her to forget our faces since we now lived even farther away. A wi-fi picture frame seemed to be the answer.

Sharing Photos with a Nixplay Digital Frame

Let me tell you that I loved what I found out. I quickly bought a frame to give to my mother for Christmas (she’s always my guinea pig). I created a Nixplay account, loaded photos through the website, and voila, there they were on her frame. This was definitely a digital picture frame for the new age! The Nixplay frames were so much easier and so much more convenient to use than their predecessors.

Since that day I have given a variety of Nixplay frames to many family members in addition to setting them up for several of my clients. Everyone loves them.

Let me share with you how I use the Nixplay for my mother-in-law.  Several years ago I convinced my husband and his siblings to give his mother a Nixplay Seed 10 inch for Christmas. I had the frame shipped to me and I went through the setup process including adding her frame to my personal Nixplay account. This allows me to have complete control of the frame even down to the smallest setting like how long a photo displays on the frame and when the frame goes to sleep at night. This is helpful in case of a technical glitch when the frame is 300 miles away.

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Using digital photos that I already had, I created a playlist for her and uploaded the photos onto the frame using the wi-fi connection. The frame was repacked, wrapped, and mailed to my mother-in-law to be opened on Christmas. On the other end, my brother-in-law was responsible for connecting the frame to her assisted living home’s wi-fi network. After just a few minutes of setup, her frame was up and running and Mema was enjoying her family photos. Even today the frame sits on the table next to her recliner and she spends a large part of her day watching the photos.

My Favorite Features of Nixplay Wi-Fi Cloud Frames

One of the features that I really like about the Nixplay system is that I am not the only one who can add photos to the frame. Within my Nixplay account, I can add/invite family members to become friends. Friends can either set up a Nixplay account (it’s quick and free) and send their own photos through the app directly from their phone or they can simply email the pictures to a special email address that is generated specifically for your account. When inviting your family members, you get to choose which playlist the photos go to. This is helpful when you have several different frames on your account.  And no more messing with SD cards and USB drives. Also, the photos show up almost instantly, depending on the wi-fi connection.

This has worked out well for our family. In addition to me, my husband, my sister-in-law, and her sons and their girlfriends/fiancees all share photos with my mother-in-law. Now Mema can keep up with the activities of her children and grandchildren. Recently we had a little snafu when one of the grandson’s girlfriends was sending some photos to my mother-in-law and somehow they ended up in my playlist. One evening I was sitting on the couch and looked at my frame to see a picture of Jake and his girlfriend Brandy who was flashing an engagement ring. That is how we got the news of the impending nuptials. How exciting is that!

Another feature that I really like is the ability to add captions to the photos when they are uploaded. For someone like my mother-in-law who had memory issues, it’s very helpful to have a name and description on the photos when they show up on her Nixplay frame.  These little notes help jog her memory or clarify points of confusion like the fact that at a certain again all the males in their family look alike.

One of the greatest features of the Nixplay frames is the ability to quickly change out the photos on the frame. For example, at the beginning of December, I will remove my main playlist of favorite photos and replace them with my Christmases Past playlist for my own Nixplay frames. I love seeing holiday pictures throughout the month and using my Nixplay frame for this is perfect. I also change my mom’s Nixplay Seed to the same Christmas playlist at the same time. What fun to revisit those older photos again. I have even surprised a client who had just returned from an African safari with a new playlist of their great animal photos. She hasn’t stopped talking about it yet.

In conclusion, when I am asked for a unique gift idea, I always suggest the Nixplay Wi-Fi Cloud frame. They are truly a gift that keeps on giving every day.

You can get your own Nixplay frame from the Nixplay website or from Amazon.

Visit my Ultimate Photo Gift Guide for more gift ideas.

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