IPEVO Kaleido R7

*Est. $150
Reviewed
November 2010
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Ipevo Kaleido R7

Pros
  • Display quality
  • Wi-Fi
  • Sophisticated, innovative design
  • Responsive and user friendly
Cons
  • Limited feature set
  • Small screen for the price
  • Problems with viewing angle in portrait mode
 
 
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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. 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.

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.

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IPEVO CSFU-01IP Kaleido R7 Wireless Photo Frame

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Our Sources

1. DigitalPictureFrameReview.com

The Ipevo Kaleido R7 earns a perfect score and an Editor's Choice designation. This review is richly detailed and very thorough, with an impressive series of photographs documenting the frame's capabilities.

Review: Review: Ipevo Kaleido R7, "Thomas S.", May 7, 2009

2. PCMag.com

PCMag.com's reviewers have a great frame of reference and this advantage shows in Zach Honig's article on the Ipevo Kaleido, which has the best comparative value out of all the Kaleido reviews we found. Honig also carefully documents the frame's features and performance, resulting in a detailed and balanced report.

Review: Ipevo Kaleido R7 Wireless Digital Frame, Zach Honig, May 29, 2009

3. CrunchGear.com

Peter Ha's wry accounting of his experience with the Ipevo Kaleido documents his conversion from digital picture frame skeptic to fan. Ha covers the frame's design, operation and display, and he is in the minority of experts in his opinion that the Kaleido is worth its price tag in spite of its lack of multimedia features (which he acknowledges but finds unimportant.)

Review: Review: Ipevo Kaleido R7 Digital Frame, Peter Ha, May 8, 2009

4. PC World

This review devotes most of its time to the Ipevo Kaleido R7's design and display. Features are touched on briefly, and Kathleen Cullen likes the frame's operation and setup.

Review: Ipevo Kaleido R7 7", Kathleen Cullen, June 2, 2009

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Ipevo Kaleido R7 *Est. $150

4 picks including: PC World, CrunchGear.com…

     
   
 
 
 

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