![]() Will many people interact with your Aura Mason Luxe if you’re the only one to own such a gadget? Perhaps not, but that’s hardly Aura’s fault. ![]() But Aura’s execution of it is actually rather sweet, allowing for the sort of interactions people had on Facebook before it became the 10th circle of hell. This sort of thing could come across deeply naff, or a way to create a social network no-one asked for. These are shown in a simple Activity Feed screen. Within in the app you can change how often the image switches, from 15 seconds to 24 hours, and folks you have invited to add photos can comment on and 'like' your pics. They can use the app, or a bespoke email address – handy for any relatives who are not big smartphone users. ![]() Aura says you have 'unlimited' space for media, and the app lets you invite other people to send their own photos to the frame. You use the Aura app to choose photos to add, and the whole process is pretty quick and seamless. The Mason Luxe is constantly connected to Aura’s servers, which dish out photos as required. It doesn’t operate with a chunk of memory that you fill when photos are in Bluetooth or Wi-Fi range. So how do you actually get your photos on the Aura Mason Luxe? Here’s where things get a bit interesting. (Image credit: Future) How the Aura Mason Luxe works This semi-gloss approach seems to offer the best balance of color 'pop' and practicality. While glare is possible, you won’t see your reflection in the Aura Mason Luxe. The screen’s top layer has a semi-matte finish rather than the full matte expected, but we only noticed this when trying to pick up glare off a nearby window. There’s brightness loss when viewed from an angle, so that little extra hit of display power is unlikely to be distracting if, say, the Aura Mason Luxe is in your peripheral vision while watching TV. However, this is where one aspect of LCD displays usually considered a 'negative' becomes a benefit. It sits half-way between a printed photo and a Smart Display. It would be neat to be able to adjust the relative brightness level, as the Aura Mason Luxe can look slightly bright compared to some rivals. If you turn the lights off to go to bed, the Aura Mason Luxe will enter a 'sleep' mode to avoid unwanted power use and glow in the corner of your living room. The brightness of the screen also adjusts automatically based on the amount of ambient light in the room. As we go into more detail on the Aura Mason Luxe, we’ll start with the positives before digging more into those little issues. Overall, we think the Aura Mason Luxe is one of the best digital photo frames you can buy right now. And while there’s a clever auto brightness mode, we’d appreciate the ability to tweak it, as the Mason Luxe can appear just a little bright for a photo frame at times. This photo frame can handle video, but we had issues getting it to actually play properly. The Aura Mason Luxe’s initial cost is high, but there’s no subscription model here, no further fees to pay down the road. We do have a few minor issues, though. ![]() Members of this network can 'like' photos, turning it into a micro social network, minus all the hatred and misinformation. ![]() You can invite friends and family to add photos to your frame, and they don’t have to be in the same house to do so - 1,000km away from your Wi-Fi network is fine thanks to the way Aura’s photo frames work. There’s a social side to this frame, too. ![]()
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