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| Cool! Heh, that's cool, if it works. I know a few people with prosumer cameras that do lots of portrait work that might benefit from this sort of wireless uploading as the shots come out.
I wonder how fast it uploads? Faster than the typical USB connection?
I don't even own a digital camera aat this point (Canon Eos 20D or something is my dream, atm) and that looks like something to add to the wish list.
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 |  Romney2012Defeat Obama 2012-Chg we can believe inPremium
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kudos:4 | Re: Cool! This would make a nice tool for those businesses that take pics with digital cameras and then upload them to on-site picture printing PCs at tourist venues.
I once worked part time at the Strasburg Railroad and when they had the thrice yearly Thomas the Tank Engine events they had people taking pics of the kids. But they would have to keep running over to the picture kiosk to upload the pics for printing so that the parents could buy customized photos.
A tool like this could keep them from having to run over to the kiosk after each group of pics.
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 GooberPremium
join:2000-12-17
Naperville, IL
kudos:4 | CF Version I would love to have a CF version of this. I love the fact that the pro Nikons, etc. can do the wireless thing. By buying an add on card and letting my D70 do it would be great. | |
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| | | Re: CF Version Use the CF to SD converter. They have these available. Make sure someone tests it first.
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|  WarzauPremium
join:2000-10-26
Naperville, IL
kudos:1 | said by Goober:I would love to have a CF version of this. I love the fact that the pro Nikons, etc. can do the wireless thing. By buying an add on card and letting my D70 do it would be great. I have the Nikon S50c and the wireless is so-so. I read and read and read about the wireless and though cool I can transfer wi-fi my pictures if needed to my computer. It goes wirelessly to flicker or Nikons own site to upload THEN you can download to you computer, stupid. Plus the interface for looking for a AP is tedious.
When I was looking for something similar from Sansdisk for my Axim their version was buggy to say the least. | |
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kudos:4 | Re: CF Version Thanks. I'm not so jealous now. | |
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Naperville, IL
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1 edit | Re: CF Version said by Goober:Thanks. I'm not so jealous now. Yeah not fun, so much so it's faster for me to use my SD card reader then email the pictures I want to family, than try to upload then download then email links. Im hoping a future firmware will help transfer straight to computer as a option.
I know they prob wanted for us to use the wi-fi as a instant upload while on vacation. | |
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|  quientusSo Red ShoesPremium
join:2000-08-11
San Jose, CA | Waiting for the CF version because it will support RAW files. Using an SD to CF converter will slow down the transfer. | |
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Chicago, IL | Lazy Bastards A simple USB cable will do the trick and it recharges the battery. | |
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| | | Re: Lazy Bastards I am not lazy!
The problem is mechanical connections can only take so many insertions before wear cause the plug to fail. If I am doing heavy duty eBay listings I am connecting and disconnecting the camera a few times a day. | |
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|  montee4Premium
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Chicago, IL | said by XBL2009:A simple USB cable will do the trick and it recharges the battery. So I take it that you use still use the TV remote control with the 20ft wire that connects to your TV? | |
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| | | | Re: Lazy Bastards said by montee4:said by XBL2009:A simple USB cable will do the trick and it recharges the battery. So I take it that you use still use the TV remote control with the 20ft wire that connects to your TV? REMOTE control? I use a stick! | |
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| | Just do what I do I have the Kodak Z612 and I just take out the SD 2GB chip and stick it in to the computer to get the picture on to my computer that way. If you just do it that way there would be no point in buying the Wi-Fi SD card at all. | |
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Disneyland | It sounds keen... but... I'd expect to wait at least a year or two for bugless Linux drivers and workarounds... "Sigh..."
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| everything While it'd be cool if everything were wireless, I don't see how this would be so great.
More and more megapixels means larger files. Wifi at "54Mbps" is nowhere close to wired USB 2 speeds (supposedly 480Mbps, just for comparison  ) | |
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| | WiMAX cameras WiMAX/WiFi cameras will be coming next year that do this built in. Take pic and it auto posts it to a sharing site whenever it sees a usable WiFi/WiMAX signal anywhere. Won't need large capacity memory this way. | |
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 PolarBear03The bear formerly known as aaron8301Premium
join:2005-01-03 | What are memory cards for again? said by Karl Bode:Apparently invented for those who find it a chore to connect their camera to your PC with archaic cables Or those that find taking the card out and sticking it in the slot on their computer a chore, because, you know, being able to remove the card from one device and put it in another IS WHAT IT WAS INVENTED FOR!
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| | | Re: What are memory cards for again? said by PolarBear03:said by Karl Bode:Apparently invented for those who find it a chore to connect their camera to your PC with archaic cables Or those that find taking the card out and sticking it in the slot on their computer a chore, because, you know, being able to remove the card from one device and put it in another IS WHAT IT WAS INVENTED FOR! Oh come on. For most, yes, we can spend the time to remove the card from the camera and insert it in the reader. But for professional photogs who have their own studio and shoot hundreds of photos per subject, this is a VERY economical option. For example, last I checked, the Canon wireless set up was upwards of a grand.
Just because standard memory card readers may be fine for most of us doesn't mean this doesn't have it's purpose.
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|  93254336Weapons Of MasturbationPremium
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kudos:1 | In fact, there are even SD cards with built-in USB connectors, so you don't need a card reader on your computer to transfer images.
For example: »www.sandisk.com/Products/Item(24···4GB.aspx
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join:2007-01-20 | It's great! Gotta love Amurican ingenuity! I'll buy one when it drops to $49.95.
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quientusSo Red ShoesPremium
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San Jose, CA | CF version! Can't wait for a CF version of this card! I hate tripping over my 15ft USB cable and ripping out the USB socket on my $2,500 camera. | |
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 netwirePremium
join:2001-04-27
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kudos:1 | Already been done. This has already been done for the Wii... seen it months ago at wal-mart for a cheaper pricetag. | |
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|  ToadmanHypnotoad
join:2001-11-28
Ohio
kudos:1 | Re: Already been done. said by netwire:This has already been done for the Wii... seen it months ago at wal-mart for a cheaper pricetag. Why? Wii already has wifi built in, and I don't see any purpose in having bidirectional communication (wifi) on a SD card for the Wii? | |
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join:2000-10-28 | SDIO ! But SD cards with built-in WiFi have been available for years.
Of course they required that the device (usually something like a PocketPC or Palm) have an "SDIO" capable SD slot.
So this ability was there LONG ago if camera makers had taken advantage of it.
(Though I imagine that this new product works even with standard SD slots.)
By the way, the "doesn't support hot spots" thing makes no sense at all to me.
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| | | Re: SDIO ! said by B:By the way, the "doesn't support hot spots" thing makes no sense at all to me. Correct me if I'm wrong, but in order for a hot spot to be supported, you need to have the host device be capable of connecting to an infrastructure SSID. Not the case if the device is defaulted to an ad-hoc connection and visible to everything else.
Which if that's the case, it begs the question - security. How will they absolutely assure it for the laymen user? | |
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join:2000-10-28 | Re: SDIO ! Exactly; it's almost an artificial distinction between ad hoc and infrastructure, and either way it's a bit irresponsible to include no encryption at all.
But I haven't seen the specs.
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 quantaPremium
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Toronto, ON | Wonder if it can make smartphones Wi-Fi enabled... I wonder if this will also work with smartphones and PDAs - you know, like the Treo or PocketPC that your wireless carrier blocks the Wi-Fi capability on so they can sell you mobile data.
There is a small and avid community of Treo users that would be VERY interested in this device.
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| | Peepshow Great, so you're taking pictures of your girlfriend modeling the lingerie you bought her, and your neighbor's WiFi starts getting all the pictures.
"Mommy Mommy! The people next door are at it again!"
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| | Usefull This is nice because many times you want the card to be in the camera. This gives additional data on the files and lets you import with all the extra data that makes cataloging easier. Using a memory card reader is annoying. Not having to carry a usb cable is helpful. | |
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| | Clearing up a few things.... The Eye-Fi Card will not send files to any ol' network on its own.
You first have to configure it to use a specific network via the Eye-Fi Manager on your computer. Adding and removing networks required connecting the card to your computer and then configuring the settings via the Eye-Fi Manager on your computer.
The Eye-Fi card works in one of three modes which you can set and or re-set using the Eye-Fi Manager.
1. Upload to Web
2. Upload to Web + Computer
3. Upload to Computer. If you choose Upload to Computer, your computer has to be on, and the photos will upload directly to it, via your local router.
If you've chosen Upload to Web or Upload to Web + Computer, your computer does not have to be on. The Eye-Fi Card will upload through your router, and up through your broadband, to the Eye-Fi Service, and from there, to your online destination (facebook, flickr, etc...) and back down to your computer (if you chose Web + Computer).
Once you configure the card it will upload photos in the mode you choose from your digital camera on its own. It only works in Cameras and only uploads JPEG files.
There is more at ttp://www.eye.fi/making-it-effortless/ | |
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