05-01-2006, 07:30 PM
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Eye-Fi: 1GB + Wi-Fi to Go!
Just when you thought those memory + Wi-Fi combo cards were dead, you get slapped with a new one - a smaller, better one. So, at this stage, the Eye-Fi looks like it may just be limited for use in digital cameras only. But the point is, the technology is out there, and it's probably only a matter of time before companies start producing 1GB + Wi-Fi cards for PDAs, and possibly in an even smaller form factor (e.g. miniSD). And if not, then heck, it's good to dream, anyway. 
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05-01-2006, 08:45 PM
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Whoah 8O This is very cool...
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05-01-2006, 10:06 PM
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they probably won't be as popular with pdas anymore since most come with wifi built-in now
maybe some smartphones could use them though
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05-02-2006, 03:20 AM
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that's true most smart phones like my 700W don't
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05-02-2006, 03:54 AM
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Re: Eye-Fi: 1GB + Wi-Fi to Go!
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Originally Posted by Darius Wey
And if not, then heck, it's good to dream, anyway. |
Looks to me like that is pretty accurate. Don't see a product on that site...just a vision. I can photoshop up a 4G mini-SD with 802.11G and WiMax too.
I have to consider what this would require in the way they en-vision it. Note that they have it in a camera so you can wiFi to the PC. Any of your cameras that take SD have SDIO slots and an OS that can support loading drivers and new software to manage the transfer over WiFi?
I'd venture to guess that if this existed, there wouldn't be a camera you could put it in.
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05-02-2006, 04:08 AM
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oooo "Treo700 completer"
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05-02-2006, 05:26 AM
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Doubt theres any camera that would support that any time soon...
But if nobody starts to think of this kind of thing, no camera ever will...
we need products like this to get camera manufactors to open up and implement SDIO and driver support... maybe even SDKs and 3rd party games + stuff...
Sven: "up a 4G mini-SD with 802.11G and WiMax"
Thats it? My 16TB 802.11n / WiMax / BT card with a built-in dual core intel CPU pwnz that! And wheres the 7.1 audio + TV tuner + FM transmitter!
Unfortunatly it has to be SD cause theres no room to right all that on an mini-SD card... :P
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05-02-2006, 08:58 AM
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This is not a traditional sd wifi card. It contains its own logic, and acts independently of the camera, automagically uploading your pictures to the internet once it detects a wifi connection. I dont think its meant to have any user interface on the camera at all.
I expect the camera sees it as just another memory card. When it has new pictures added, and the power is still on it tries to connect via a wifi connection and then uploads your pictures via predefined settings. Then hopefully it switches the wifi off until you take some more photos. Then rinse and repeat.
Its an interesting idea, but I expect it will drain your battery like nothing, even if it just looks for an open connection after new pictures are taken. It has apparently been tested by a few reviewers such as Scoeble and ?Mossberg and they came away impressed.
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05-02-2006, 09:13 AM
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Looks fantastic... just a shame that these dual purpose cards won't work with my Jam :bad-words: (unless anyone knows otherwise?)
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05-02-2006, 09:59 AM
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Re: Eye-Fi: 1GB + Wi-Fi to Go!
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Originally Posted by Sven
Don't see a product on that site...just a vision. I can photoshop up a 4G mini-SD with 802.11G and WiMax too.
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Yeah, the site is lacking any sort of detail, though if you visit this page and the associated Flickr album, there is a prototype out in the wild.
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