IPEVO Kaleido R7

Experts struggle to find anything wrong with the Ipevo Kaleido R7, a stylish Wi-Fi-enabled frame with a sleek black border and innovative swiveling display that allows users to orient photos in landscape or portrait mode. Design, ease of use and display quality emerge as the Kaleido's strengths. Images are described as crisp and bright, and critics unanimously marvel at the frame's simple, intuitive setup and navigation options. In comparison to Kodak's W820, which the Kaleido directly competes against, Ipevo earns praise for delivering a vastly superior user experience and for its striking modern design.

Reviewer criticism of the Ipevo Kaleido digital picture frame lands largely on price. Critics also focus on what the Kaleido does not do -- specifically, the lack of support for video/audio files and web-based features. Reviews indicate that the exclusion of these options isn't a sin in itself, but their absence in a frame that is more expensive than its more richly featured counterparts is problematic. The general consensus seems to be that for consumers who can easily part with $150 and are more interested in aesthetics than features, the Ipevo Kaleido R7 is a great choice, but for the more dollar-savvy consumer, Kodak's EasyShare W820 offers more bang for the buck.

DigitalPictureFrameReview.com offers a lengthy evaluation of the Ipevo Kaleido R7 that covers all aspects of design, build quality, setup, use and performance, and includes an extensive collection of photographs that illustrate the frame's aesthetic appeal and function. PCMag.com and CrunchGear.com offer similarly styled reviews with thorough, balanced assessments and nicely descriptive text. PCMag's Zach Honig holds the Kaleido up against frames from Sony and eStarling. PC World chimes in with a review that is well written but short on detail.