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Kodak Pulse 7-Inch Wi-Fi Digital Frame with Custom e-Mail Address for Immediate Sharing

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7 Inch
Brand Kodak
Color black
Resolution 800x600 or 1024x600 pixels
Compatible Devices Personal Computer, Smartphone
Screen Size 7 Inches

About this item

  • 7 in. (17.8 cm) high-quality digital photo display
  • Receive pictures via e-mail, Facebook and Kodak Gallery sites. Quick comment feature for Facebook.
  • Wi-Fi enabled
  • 512 MB of internal memory
  • USB port and 2 card slots to add pictures from other sources
  • Built-in activity sensor turns the frame on when you're nearby and conserves energy when you're not

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800x600 or 1024x600 pixels
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1280*800
1080p
720p
720p
memory capacity
512 MB
16 GB
16 GB
32 GB
32 GB
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USB port, Secure Digital (SD), Secure Digital High Capacity (SDHC), Multimedia Card (MMC), Memory Stick (MS), MS PRO/MS PRO DUO, XD-Picture Card (xD).
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi
USB
Wi-Fi
Infrared
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application
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Android, iOS
Android, iOS
Android
Android, iOS
Android
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buttons, touch screen
touch screen
touch screen
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touch screen
buttons
frame material
Resin
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What's in the box

  • Kodak Pulse 7 inch Digital Frame - Power Adapter
  • Product Description

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    Product Description

    Get pictures from anyone, anywhere. Automatically.
    The Kodak PULSE Digital Frame wirelessly receives an endless stream of pictures from the most popular online places. Your ultimate photo collection, right in your home and at your fingertips.

    New photos you took this weekend. A sweet shot your sister captured on her smartphone. Fresh pictures your friends just posted to Facebook. With the new Kodak PULSE Digital Frame, they’re automatically uploaded and ready for you to enjoy. It wirelessly receives an endless stream of pictures from all the people in your life, constantly refreshing your photo collection. And with a tap of its touchscreen you can send a comment and let everybody know just how much you enjoyed their photos. The PULSE Digital Frame gives you a two-way connection to family and friends.


    Makes a great gift!
    Staying connected with family and friends is always in season. Keep Mom up to date with everything you’ve been up to (well, maybe not everything!) or send pictures of the kids as they grow to the grandparents. No matter where your friendsa and family are, you can share your pictures directly to the Kodak PULSE digital frame. The activation code on the box easily lets you set up the frame for someone else—no need to unpack the frame. Then just wrap it up and give the gift of pictures!


    Sharing Features- Socially connected, endlessly refreshed\

    • Sharing Pictures
      • E-mail pictures from a computer or mobile phone to your PULSE Digital Frame using a custom e-mail address
      • Use the Share button 1 to share pictures on Facebook and Kodak Gallery Sites
    • Manage Pictures- Stay up to date and get the pictures you want when you want them
      • Choose pictures from your computer to add to the PULSE Digital Frame—easy to drag and drop or visit www.kodakpulse.com is your online control center to remotely manage your frame where you can
      • Choose Facebook and Kodak Gallery users and albums to display
      • Create picture playlists to choose right from the touchscreen and set up transition times and slideshow styles
      • Easily manage frames for friends or family, or even a business
    • Comment on a picture—directly from the frame! The Quick Comment button allows you to communicate with picture senders directly—no need to log on to Facebook or send an email from your computer.
      • Choose from twelve (12) popular messages. The Quick Comment feature will send the message in the same manner in which it was delivered to the PULSE Digital Frame
      • The PULSE Digital Frame automatically alerts you as soon as you get new pictures from friends and family



    Frame Features
    • High-quality touchscreen- Control your pictures with a touch
      • Pause the slideshow, glide through pictures, set slideshow styles and more
    • Built-in Wi-Fi- Wirelessly add pictures from your collection or receive pictures from friends and family
    • 512 MB internal memory-
      • Stores up to 4000 pictures
      • As pictures arrive, they are automatically resized and stored on the frame
      • Easily manage the pictures at your www.kodakpulse.com account
    • Easy to set up- no subscription required
      • Hassle-free setup in just 3 steps. There’s no software to install—just follow the on-screen instructions:
        • Plug in and touch “start”
        • Choose your wireless network
        • Go to www.kodakpulse.com to enter your activation code
      • No additional fees for emailing or receiving pictures
    • Energy minded- ENERGY STAR® qualified
      • Built-in activity sensor turns the frame on when you’re nearby and conserves energy when you’re not

    What’s in the box?
    KODAK PULSE Digital Frame
    Power adapter and plug
    Quick Start Guide

    1All KODAK Cameras manufactured in 2011 or later.

    Customer reviews

    3.6 out of 5 stars
    408 global ratings

    Customers say

    Customers like the picture quality, ease of setup, and email functionality of the digital picture frame. They mention it's sleek, displays photos very crisply, and is incredibly easy to use. Some appreciate the concept and gift value. However, some customers have reported issues with wireless connectivity and value for money. Opinions are mixed on the functionality.

    AI-generated from the text of customer reviews

    85 customers mention "Picture quality"68 positive17 negative

    Customers like the picture quality of the digital picture frame. They mention it's sleek, displays photos very crisply, and has an excellent display. Some say the resolution is acceptable, but they have seen larger, more brilliant displays.

    "...Android phone to the frame and they show up within a few minutes and look great! It's not instant, but within 10 minutes they are there...." Read more

    "...The Picture quality is great, and when all the photos actually get to the Pulse it's nice...." Read more

    "...[...] webpage you setup that is dedicated to your frame is really nice and almost fool-proof...." Read more

    "...In general, the photo frame is sleek and displays the photos very crisply...." Read more

    79 customers mention "Ease of setup"61 positive18 negative

    Customers find the digital picture frame easy to set up. They mention it's really easy to use, has a touch screen interface, and simple management. Some say the wireless setup is extremely easy and takes about 10 minutes from unboxing it to displaying.

    "...Has 2 card slots + 1 USB slotEasy to setupWiFiTouch screen is very responsiveNice menu optionsCons:..." Read more

    "...This way new pictures will automatically appear on the frame - very convenient...." Read more

    "...Setting up the Pulse is easy and takes about 10 minutes from unboxing it to displaying photos on it...." Read more

    "...But that's not an option. The transitions are also very simple...." Read more

    52 customers mention "Email functionality"45 positive7 negative

    Customers like the digital picture frame's email functionality. They mention it's easy to set up and add pictures, and the feature that lets them send pictures from their phone directly to the frame works great. Pictures upload within minutes and they are able to see their grand kids.

    "...And my favorite feature is that I can easily email pictures I take on my Android phone to the frame and they show up within a few minutes and look..." Read more

    "...the "last mile" problem with photo frames by creating such an easy way to get photos onto the Pulse...." Read more

    "...Setup is very straight forward, and the personalized [...] webpage you setup that is dedicated to your frame is really nice and almost fool-..." Read more

    "...Each frame has its own email address. No, it is not an random, assigned email address. You chose the email address when you set it up...." Read more

    33 customers mention "Concept"33 positive0 negative

    Customers like the concept of the digital picture frame. They say it's a great product idea and well executed. Customers also mention it has good functionality, is mesmerizing, and has a great feature set for younger tech-savvy people.

    "...Very Cool!The Bad: So far I am on the second Kodak Pulse frame. The first frame went dead within two months...." Read more

    "This frame is really a neat concept and is probably the only way someone will really utilize a digital frame...." Read more

    "...The liking Facebook was pure genius, my wife loved it...." Read more

    "...This frame is great for older individuals but also has a great feature set for the younger tech savy generations as well...." Read more

    26 customers mention "Gift value"26 positive0 negative

    Customers appreciate the gift value of the digital picture frame. They mention it's great for parents, grandparents, and non-technical people. Some say it's perfect for dads and older individuals.

    "The Good: This could be the perfect gift for a parent, grandparent, or just someone you want to share photos with...." Read more

    "...(GREAT for family use)...." Read more

    "...can hold a lot of images, and is great for parents..." Read more

    "This is an excellent product for a parent or relative that lives a long distance away...." Read more

    98 customers mention "Functionality"33 positive65 negative

    Customers have mixed opinions about the functionality of the digital picture frame. Some mention it's great when it works, while others say it doesn't even work now.

    "...that while Kodak does interface with Facebook, it does not interface with other photo sharing sights which I wish it would like Picasa, Shutterfly,..." Read more

    "...One for my father-in-law, one for my mother, and one for myself. All worked great. The main feature we all loved was the email address...." Read more

    "...forced me to sink another $20 (card and shipping) into it, it doesn't even work now...." Read more

    "...Sheesh!The next day, try more emails. Still doesn't work. The frame has astuck pixel anyway, so decide to send it back...." Read more

    60 customers mention "Wireless connectivity"13 positive47 negative

    Customers are dissatisfied with the wireless connectivity of the digital picture frame. They mention it struggles to connect to their wireless network, stops seeing the wireless network, and doesn't connect to the internet. Some say the Wireless NIC seems to have failed.

    "...Frame - No thumbnail review on Pulse Frames. - Poor transceiver strength. - Very limited transition options between photos...." Read more

    "...My one concern with the Pulse is with wireless connectivity. Where we originally wanted to put the Pulse our computers, cellphones, etc.,..." Read more

    "...The wireless adapter in the frame has gone bad and no longer connects. This means that the coolest feature (reason i bought the frame) is gone...." Read more

    "...The ability to connect to facebook and kodak is really a pleasure...." Read more

    29 customers mention "Value for money"4 positive25 negative

    Customers are dissatisfied with the value for money of the digital picture frame. They mention it's not worth their time and money, the touchscreen doesn't work, and the actual quality of the product is poor. Some say the programming screams cheaply made and it's unreliable.

    "...Overall, this is a good product - a little pricey compared to other frames, but for the convenience I wouldn't say it is "overpriced"." Read more

    "...Not worth your time and money, look elsewhere for Wifi frames, I know I will" Read more

    "...Everything about the programming screams cheaply made, from the non-qwerty keyboard..." Read more

    "...The Kodak Pulse is a waste of money, time and is not worth it. Simply put... do NOT buy this item." Read more

    A clever Wi-Fi enabled frame, but it has its limitations.
    4 out of 5 stars
    A clever Wi-Fi enabled frame, but it has its limitations.
    The Kodak Pulse digital frame is a nicely designed Wi-Fi enabled frame that you manage through a website. It's an excellent frame for the most part but there are some things I wasn't fond of.Design wise it is a nice looking frame with a glossy black front and a chrome strip running around the edge. It reminds a lot of the iPhone aesthetic. I especially like the fact that the Kodak logo on the front of the frame is very subtle. On the back of the frame is a door that covers the memory card / USB jump drive slots, a power button, and a status check button. The frame is primarily controlled via its touch screen and the Kodak Pulse website. The touch screen itself is very nicely done. It's quite accurate and responds to the first touch most of the time. You can swipe your finger across the screen to flick through the photos like an iPhone too. While the frame is light in weight the built quality is nice and it feels solid. To store your photos there is 512MB of internal memory, and my 2,510 photos are using 56% of the available memory.Once you take your frame out of the box and plug it in it prompts you to enter your Wi-Fi information. The process is simple and it walks you through step-by-step. I was able to connect it to both a NETGEAR and Apple Airport router without problems. Both routers have a hidden SSID and WPA2 security. Once you have successfully connected the frame to your network, you are provided an activation number, and are directed to the frame's website.You add pictures via several methods; 1) directly from your computer via the website, 2) from a memory card and/or USB jump drive, 3) from your Facebook and/or Kodak Gallery accounts, 4) from a custom e-mail address just for the frame.I added photos to the frame from the website and it was a simple process (I am using a Mac running Snow Leopard and used the Safari browser). I had some friends e-mail photos to the frame and everything came through fine as well. Lastly, I accessed my Kodak Gallery photos, and the process was simple and worked well. The website also allows you to view all the pictures on the frame and delete some as needed. Being able to manage the frame this way is very convenient, and it is what makes this Kodak frame special. It's very nice to be able to manage your frame's photos remotely. This makes it an ideal frame to give to people who do not live close by and/or are not tech friendly because you can manage the frame for them remotely. (see my included photos for screenshots of the website)Not only can you manage the pictures through the website, but also you can change the frame's settings. You can adjust the picture display duration and transition effect, how the pictures fit the frame, and whether one picture or a collage is displayed. Lastly, you can set times for the frame to automatically turn on and off.The frame's picture quality is very high. The photos are sharp, the colors are vivid and true, and the viewing angle is good. The frame's resolution of 800 x 600 allows you to view the photos up close without the pictures looking pixilated. Additionally, the frame's 4:3 screen-ratio is much better than widescreen frames, since 99% of photos are not taken at a 16:9 ratio. Thus, your photos are not cropped as much. The only picture quality issue is some light leakage from the bottom. Basically when you are close to the frame, and it is displaying a dark photograph, the bottom edge looks brighter.The only negatives I have are as follows: 1) The settings for the frame are very limited, you can only choose from 3, 10, and 30 second picture display durations. There is a smart setting that starts out fast and slows down to 30 minutes a photo, but I find all these choices either too fast or too slow. A Philips' frame I had allowed for much more flexibility in this area. 2) There is no separate schedule to turn the frame on and off for the weekend. Again, the Philips' frame had an automatic schedule for both the weekdays and the weekend. Moreover, you can't change the frame's schedule through the frame itself, it has to be done via the website. 3) If a photo is in portrait orientation there are just black bars placed on both sides of it. Some frames will tile portrait photos to eliminate this problem. 4) There is no adjustment for the frame's screen brightness. 5) Lastly, the frame cannot do a slideshow of both the memory card photos and online photos together. It would be nice if you could so you could supplement the frame's memory using a card. I am hoping that Kodak can fix some of these issues by updating the website, or the frame's software, since it is Wi-Fi enabled.All in all... a very nicely done Wi-Fi frame, with good photo quality, and a well designed website.P.S. Sorry for the long review, but there is a lot to cover. If you have any questions feel free to leave a comment and I will respond promptly.3/27/2010 Update - Some of my photos had quotes in the titles and they did not upload even though the website said they did. Make sure your photos don't have quotation marks anywhere in the title.4/6/2010 Update - So I've recently run into a problem with the frame. I tried uploading some more photos I recently took. 59 to be exact, and it keeps getting stuck after it uploads a handful of them. All the photos show up in the online gallery, but the frame keeps trying to download the remaining pictures and nothing happens, I've waited days even. I deleted those pictures and tired them again with no luck. Then, I deleted all the photos off the frame except for the e-mailed ones and it got stuck again. I had to resort to uploading all the photos via memory card. I've added some additional photos via the online gallery after I uploaded all the older ones and they came through fine. Hopefully it will not get "clogged" again. I still like the frame overall and think it's neat. I'm hoping this was a one-time issue. The problem has not re-appeared as of 4/19/2010.4/11/2010 Update - To reset the frame and erase all its photos and setting you can click both the Power and Status buttons on the back. Be aware though that any photos that have been e-mailed to your frame will be deleted as well. Also, I've found that if you add photos via the website, when you display the photo's information on the frame it shows the upload date, but if you add them to the frame via memory card it shows the date it was taken.4/19/2010 Update - Last night the frame prompted me to download a new firmware update. Very nice.7/14/2010 Update - A couple of days ago I turned on the frame and all the photos I had added via SD card were gone. I unplugged it a couple of times and cycled the power but they never came back and the frame said they were gone. So I tried to upload them again but the frame stopped halfway through and said it was full. This meant that even though the frame said the pictures were not there, they were, since the memory was still being used. I had to reset the frame and start from scratch but was able to get all the photos on there again. I'm hoping this was just a one-time fluke. If this happens again, I'll update this review and revise my rating.3/12/2011 Update - I downloaded a new software update for the frame and you can now send a quick canned message (LOL, Wish I was there, That's a Kodak moment, etc.) to the person who e-mailed you a photo through the frame. It's a cute little touch. Additionally, you can now create frame playlists via the Kodak Pulse website.
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    Reviewed in the United States on December 13, 2011
    Color: blackSize: 7 InchVerified Purchase
    I just setup my Kodak 7" frame and I must say that so far this frame has far exceeded my expectations. I am a professional photographer and systems/network engineer so I'm very please with how the photos look on the frame and also found that it was trivial to setup.

    I've easily loaded a lot of pictures from my computer already. And my favorite feature is that I can easily email pictures I take on my Android phone to the frame and they show up within a few minutes and look great! It's not instant, but within 10 minutes they are there. And I like that it shows an icon to let you know that new photos have been uploaded. You click on the icon and you can see the newly uploaded photos.

    I bought this frame to give to the grandparents for Christmas and we really wanted something that we could email photos to and upload photos easily so they will just see new photos all the time on the frame. This frame is so perfect for that. Of course I've got to also install a wireless router for them, but they will like that too.

    Pros:
    Picture quality is excellent
    Easily upload photos from your computer & cell phone
    Has 2 card slots + 1 USB slot
    Easy to setup
    WiFi
    Touch screen is very responsive
    Nice menu options

    Cons:
    Picture upload interface on the Kodak website responds a little slow to clicks (but I've seen worse)
    Remote capabilities depend on the Kodak website being available. (Not that it won't be, but who knows these days)

    I will be buying the 10" frame soon.

    Buy this frame and you won't be disappointed. I've been looking at these digital frames for a year or more and couldn't decide what to get because I wanted to be able to remotely upload photos to it and this is the only one I've found that I liked enough to spend money on.

    Dec 18, 2011 Update: After working with the frame for a week or so I can say I still think it's a great photo frame, but a couple annoyances have come up.

    1) The frame only shows photos in "random" order. It would be nice if it would play in order of upload or at least from start to finish all of the photos. I find that it favors some photos. Actually what it looks like it is doing is playing randomly from each upload you make to the frame. So say you have uploaded to the frame 10 times. It first picks at random from the 1st upload, then at random from the 2nd upload, 3rd, etc. So if you only upload a few pictures at a time you're going to see those more than you will from a large group that was uploaded. I would like an option to set the order in the frame software. Really what I would like is to have a setting to show from start to finish in order of upload and for the random to be truly random with no repeats until it's shown all the photos.

    2) The frame will only show you pictures from the internal memory or the external memory, but not both combined. When you plug in an SD card the photos on it should just be available to the frame to show with the internally stored photos. It shouldn't be either or. It would be nice if when adding an SD card that it just combines with the internal memory and when the internal memory fills up it just automatically stores the downloaded photos on the SD card. But as it stands now when your internal memory fills up you are done with uploading photos via the website or email until you delete photos from the internal memory. Uploading through the website is very easy and really adds value to this frame I think. But 512mb of memory is just not enough if you plan to keep adding photos of your young kids to the grandparents frame over the years or even yours. And be sure to keep copies of the images you upload because once they are in the frame you can't get them out and well you wouldn't want to since the resolution is going to be the frames resolution, not suitable for printing on paper.

    Now both of these things I just talked about can be fixed in the software. The frame can easily download upgraded software at any time they create it. I have noticed with reading the reviews that a lot of complaints about the frame have been solved by updates to the frame software. I believe the last software update was around Feb or March of 2011. So hopefully we'll be seeing a new software update soon.

    And I have to say I really appreciate the email address associated with the frame. When I take a cool photo of the kids or anything really on my phone I can instantly and easily email that photo from my phone to the frame.
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    Reviewed in the United States on October 12, 2010
    Color: blackSize: 7 InchVerified Purchase
    The other reviews lead me to believe this was the frame I was looking for - remote management of photos for my parents, what a great idea. It is a great idea, but so far their implementation falls short of that goal.

    Please note that I actually bought a Second Pulse frame from a local store because I couldn't believe the issues I was encountering. With both frames running side by side it is pretty certain that the issues I am experiencing are not isolated to just my frame or frames, but rather are shortcomings in how Kodak has set up the frames and their intended interaction - or lack thereof - with the Kodak Pulse website.

    Here are the fundamental issues and problems:
    - Pulse Frames do not return information to the Kodak Website.
    - Kodak Website's report of photos on the Frames may not be correct.
    - No ability for remote delete of ALL Pulse Frame photos.
    - No ability for remote awarness of incomplete transfer.
    - No refresh from server option on the Pulse Frame
    - No thumbnail review on Pulse Frames.
    - Poor transceiver strength.
    - Very limited transition options between photos.
    - With no folders, the claim of 4000 pictures would be a confusing mess.

    Kodak has setup the Pulse Website to be one-way communication to the frames. You upload your pictures to the website or email them, and the Website sends them to the frame, and reports to you how many pictures are on the frame. But this isn't always true as it is strictly based on the photos received by the Kodak Website.
    In testing , I would upload 40 pictures at a time and found that repeatedly the frames (both of them) would each receive only about 4 to 6 of those uploaded pictures, yet the website would tell me that all 40 pictures were there. It didn't happen every time, but frequently enough to be a concern.

    As the intent is to have my folks in another state see different pictures based on different events, changing the photo library currently displaying on a monthly basis was the major desire behind the selection of the Kodak Pulse. It's failure to permit this to occur reliably is a huge problem.

    Because the frames are communicating over the wireless network and receiving photos that have been uploaded to the Kodak Pulse Website, your system should not matter. Whether dealing with a Mac, or PC (Safari, Firefox, Internet Explorer) my results are the same - the photos do get to the Kodak website, but they don't always get to the frames. It's also not the same photos that always fail, suggesting that it's not an issue inherent to one photo or another.

    According to Kodak Technical Support the frames do not report basic details, like how many photos are actually present back to the Kodak Website. So if the frame doesn't get all the photos intended, you will never know if you are only looking at the website. I also learned that if local photos are uploaded to the frame via a memory card or USB jump drive, the website doesn't receive any information about these new photos. Even a simple indicator that local photos are present would be nice and helpful to a remote administrator.

    There is also no way to actually see thumbnails of the photos on the frame - you can scroll through them, but it's a random presentation so you may see the same photo multiple times before you confirm which photos you have and which never got there.

    I have devised a workaround that almost guarantees that the photos do get there, but it is a pain, and can result in unknown duplicate pictures on the frame - which will remain until they are manually deleted at the frame.

    The workaround is this - I upload a folder of pictures and then as soon as the upload has completed and the first few pictures are arriving on the frame, I switch over on the website and DELETE the very first picture received - which is also the LAST picture uploaded. Then I go back to the upload screen and reselect this one deleted photo and upload it again. This seems to force a refresh to the frame and nearly all the pictures will come through. The one that was deleted may or may not come through even though it will show up on the Kodak website. In other words the Website may tell me that I have 45 pictures on my frame but I may only have 44. In other instances the delete and re-upload results in a double of that one picture on the frame, such that the frame says it has 46 pictures while the website says the frame has only 45. Deleting from the website permits the double image to remain on the frame - the only way to remove this is to manually delete from the frame.

    To be clear, on the Kodak Website you can certainly see a display of what pictures are supposed to be on the Pulse Frame. You can select one or all of them and delete them. If you delete all of them the site will tell you that there are no pictures on the Pulse Frame. But if there was a duplication of one or more pictures as a result of the less than assured transfer from the Website to the Frame, those duplications will stay there on the Pulse Frame and unknown to the Website, even though they originated from the Website.

    Both Pulse frames do this and I have had lengthy conversations with Kodak Technical Support about this behavior. Having a "Refresh from Server" button on the Pulse Frame would go a long way in helping keep the frame in proper sync, and this has been suggested to Kodak.

    I also found that emailing photos directly from Aperture (Mac app) by clicking the email icon after selecting a series of photos resulted in only the first two (2) photos being received. Switch the order around and still only the first 2. Dragging and dropping into email, exporting and then dragging and dropping into email or sending from iPhoto does get all the intended photos to the Kodak website, so it seems to be a quark with Aperture - but assurance that the photos will go from the Kodak Website to the Pulse frame is anything but certain.

    I sent one Pulse frame to my parents as that was my original intent. I have now discovered yet another frustrating behavior. Their wireless router is in one room and the Pulse frame they desire to have in another. It's signal strength is sitting at about 45% and occasionally it looses the network. When this happens it reverts to the base setup - asking for a choice of language and for you to select a network.

    The suggestion to put the frame next to the wireless router is not practical as it defeats the ability to enjoy the frame in the desired location.

    While there are some folks in the Kodak Tech Support group who seem earnest in their efforts to help, others take a canned approach - sending back instructions for how to set up the frame in the first place. If I was not on the network , I would get nothing. Truly there is nothing more annoying then sending in details of a problem and having the tech support group fail to even read your comments before sending out a worthless suggestion.

    The Picture quality is great, and when all the photos actually get to the Pulse it's nice. The second Pulse frame will live closer to me at my in-laws which also affords me the opportunity to check on it.

    With a capacity sufficient for 4000 photos it would be nice if you could organize them into folders - and then display one folder and not another. But that's not an option. The transitions are also very simple. That's fine - I wanted display quality, but some other choices would be nice.

    So in the end it's a great concept and when it actually works as intended it will be great. If you are willing to go through extra steps like the upload - delete - upload I describe above to insure that transfers have occurred, great. But it is a pain.

    Resolution of these issues should be achievable by software upgrade, I hope. But until then the Pulse Frame falls short of expectations.
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    Reviewed in the United States on November 29, 2010
    Color: blackSize: 7 InchVerified Purchase
    I bought this for my father's birthday so he could view up to date pictures of his granddaughter. This frame does exactly that. I had previously bought my parents a digital frame but found that they found it cumbersome to use a memory card to load the pictures and that you had to upload pictures to the memory card first.

    This way, I just created an account and uploaded pictures to the Kodak Pulse frame account. This way new pictures will automatically appear on the frame - very convenient.

    I will say that while Kodak does interface with Facebook, it does not interface with other photo sharing sights which I wish it would like Picasa, Shutterfly, Photobucket. It does sync with Kodak gallery but I have former pictures on other sites that I would have liked to transfer to the frame but it is not very convenient to do right now.

    I did have the frame freeze up once on the first use but after turning it on and off it resumed with no issues. As another reviewer mentioned, it does not play pictures in order but randomizes things - it would be nice if you had the choice to select.

    Overall, this is a good product - a little pricey compared to other frames, but for the convenience I wouldn't say it is "overpriced".
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