KODAK Photo Voice marks the next step in this evolution.
Eastman Kodak Company and Skype, the global Internet communications company, announced the availability of the latest innovation in digital storytelling KODAK Photo Voice – that combines live voice and online photo sharing. The beta version of KODAK Photo Voice, the first Skype certified online photo sharing experience, is now available as a free download at www.kodakgallery.com/photovoice.
Kodak Launches the First Skype Certified Online Photo Sharing Experience, Helping People Talk Live to Friends, Family and Colleagues around the World While Viewing a Shared Photo Album.
KODAK Photo Voice is a brand new way to relive memories, empowering two people to simultaneously view a customized slideshow, and to reminisce and react to each picture. Imagine if Grandma could see pictures from her grandson’s first day at school while he narrates every moment of the experience over Skype. Perhaps an old roommate could share detailed photos and recount stories of his new life in London, as his friend back home in California reacts to each picture.
Today’s families and social networks are scattered around the globe. Staying connected through photo sharing remains an important element in maintaining closer personal relationships, said Sandra Morris, general manager of Consumer Imaging Services at Kodak. Traditional social gatherings that once took place around the radio, television or telephone are now happening around the computer, mobile phone or camera.
Our goal is to make technology easy to use and Skype is a simple Internet communications service that is changing the way people stay in touch, said James Bilefield, vice president of business development for Skype.
After downloading KODAK Photo Voice and Skype, the host selects pictures from a KODAK EASYSHARE Gallery album or from their computer, quickly and easily compiles them into a KODAK Photo Voice presentation and "calls" a friend via Skype to watch the slideshow live. Hosts submit orders for prints and other merchandise that guests select through KODAK EASYSHARE Gallery and have them mailed directly to the guest’s home.
The combination of Skype’s service and KODAK EASYSHARE Gallery’s photo sharing capabilities will make sharing memories even more simple and rewarding for consumers around the globe.