The gadget : The Eye - Fi . It ’s an SD memory card that adds Wi - Fi to any photographic camera . Plus the costless Eye - Fi service supports automatic uploads to 20 different entanglement photo sites ( like Flickr ) as well as a computer on your home internet .
The finding of fact : It works cleanly .
The carrying out : Like we state , the Eye - Fi form cleanly . Setup take roughly five minutes ( you program the card through your computer and bundle up card proofreader ) . From there , you simply rupture pics in the image of your router , and chances are , by the time you go back to your computer , the picture show will be viewable . If your router dies , you turn over off your photographic camera , or even if you take out the card and put it back in , the photos will upload when you get things class out again . It ’s really a normal 2 GB memory card underneath all of the other functionality and can work as such .
The catch : We figured it must drain more battery — but apparently in - camera Coyote State might standards dictate that this extra consumed power needs to be minimal , to the stage of not being noticeable to the end substance abuser . alas , the product does n’t fend for hotspots .
The price : $ 100
The verdict Part II : Sure , the Eye - Fi is basically a provenance refilling . But shoot photos and mechanically upload them in real time to deal is rightfully howling , especially when the images can be better than one ’s tv camera telephone set . And the entire mathematical product experience is built with simplicity . If you may get over the terms and are sick of cords , we powerfully recommend the purchase . Available now . [ eye - fi ]
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