This paper proposes an ambient interactive and responsive environment (AIRE) to improve user’s image browsing experiences on the small-form-factor devices. This solution is characterized as two aspects: (1) establishing an ambient interactive communication across various devices; and (2) designing a distributed interface that crosses various devices to overcome the display constraint in mobile devices. In the AIRE system, a two-level image browsing scheme is designed to meet users’ various image browsing needs. Categories and Subject Descriptors H.5.3 [Group and Organization Interfaces]: Collaborative computing and Synchronous interaction Keywords Ambient intelligence, Mobile Image Management