Toshiba DMF82XKU

Toshiba DMF82XKU

Although the Toshiba DMF82XKU photo frame offers some useful wireless features, the user interface is a pain to use. Toshiba's DMF82XKU 8-inch digital picture frame ($180; a 10-inch $230 model is also available; prices as of 10/6/09), has a sleek design and some useful wireless features. But looks aren't everything: The menu's icons are difficult to decipher and the user interface can be sluggish, making for a frustrating user experience. The DMF82XKU is a chic-looking black frame accented with a narrow acrylic border; it is also available in white as the DMF82XWU. The frame's 1GB of internal memory allows you to store plenty of photos and music. It supports SD/SDHC, MultiMediaCard, XD-Picture Card, and Memory Stick or Memory Stick Duo, and it will play content from an inserted card. As we’ve come to expect from a wireless frame, the DMF82XKU allows users to access online content from a variety of Web sites. Using a FrameChannel account, you can stream content from Facebook, headlines from news outlets, pictures from Flickr and Picasa, and more. Like most of its Wi-Fi brethren, however, the DMF82XKU must remain tethered to an AC adapter, so displaying the frame on a wall is out of the question.