Royal Consumer Information Products just launched a pocket-sized digital picture album called the Hot Shots keychain. The little eggdrop-shaped photo viewer has a 1.1-inch LCD and can store 56 photos in hand.

The Hot Shots battery is charged through USB, it will give you about 5.5 hours of photo viewing, which is a heck of a long time for a device of this size; 2.1 x 1.7 x 0.6 inches and 1.2 ounces.

In the same announcement, Royal unveiled their Digital Photo Frame, available in an 8-inch or 5.6-inche model, it can play photographs via the Compact Flash (CF), Smart Media (SM), Memory Stick (MS), Multi Media Card (MMC), Secure Digital (SD) and XD Card slots.

The Digital Picture Album will be priced at US $299 and US $349 for the 5.6 and 8-inch units respectively. The Hot Shots will be priced at US $69.99, they can all be purchased at Neiman Marcus, Shopco and online at Frontgate, around October 1st, more retailers are expected before the holiday season.