Say goodbye to the photo album as you know it, Sony announced a new digital photo album - HDMS-S1D Digital Photo Album($400). The HDMS-S1D comes with 80GB capable of storing up to 50,000 photos that can be enjoyed high resolution on any flat panel tv. Images can import via flash cards, CD, DVD, USB, or Ethernet connection and can then be viewed through Sony's x-Pict Story HD for quick photo viewing or slideshows. Video output is delivered through composite, component, or HDMI for viewing your photos in HD. (via likecool.com)

Sony has basically designed an elegant external 80 gig storage enclosure capable of reading every single memory card format presently known to man and added the ability to easily view the photos on any computer or TV screen via an Ethernet output, composite, component, or HDMI.