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[neelin]

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Just posted! Eye-Fi card review: Digital Photography Review

 

The Eye-Fi card is a two gigabyte SD card with built-in WiFi capability.

Now this looks useful. Hopefully there are some gaps in the metal of the M8 for the signal to get out. What a leapfrog of technology to skip putting the transmitter in the camera, put it in the memory card that's in the camera.

 

Works like a regular sd card buy will tranmit only the jpg images (not raw) off the card, according to the FAQ

 

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robert

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I've read that message in another context yesterday and was surprised that this is possible.

But there are downsides: card feeds from the camera's battery, connects "only" to some 16 public picture websites such as flickr, needs to be configured in a normal computer...

 

Maybe good for parties and a point & shoot cam.

[neelin]

Yea, looking at the fine print and it's somewhat limited. Although it hooks up to only a bunch of services, it gets the images to "your" computer too. Upon close inspection, I agree on the minimal utility for the use most of us here.

 

It does however, open up a whole realm of possibilites throwing down the gaunlet to other manufacturers' possibly starting a new "arms" race on what you can do with a SD card. That could be a winner for users.

 

Now we just need to give accountants WIFI memory sticks and have them broadcasting sensitive accounting info all over the place

 

Robert