Does this one support video?
here’s the product website
You can get the 4gb SDHC version (new, not refurb), together with 1 year of google online storage for $50 (including shipping afaik).
http://picasa.google.com/eyefi.html
So not a good deal.
Fifty six bucks over at Amazon
Any chance these allow wireless browsing on an ancient Palm Zire?
It’s a really nifty product, but I got mine (4G) through the Google/Picasa/Eye-Fi promotion, which to me is a much better deal (assuming you have a gmail account).
I picked up one of these the last time they were out. It was incorrectly labeled 2gb because it is really 4. The difference 'tween the two is video capability.
That said, this card is finicky, and gimmicky. It only works half the time–and that is when I have the camera sitting right beside my router.
Eyefi customer service gave up on helping me and pretty much said to like it or leave it…
I say buyer beware…
Wooted one of these in November. Slower data transfer than I expected. Configuring for multiple wi-fi LANs can be tedious. But it does work. The geotagging alone is a nice feature.
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I think the way it works is it transfers stuff from the card to a website somewhere, I do not think it works as a Wifi card/dongle/whatever for your device.
Supported browsers should list Opera!
also a previous sellout.woot
I have the 4 Gig model of this.
It is nice for me, because I often just have time to pick up the camera and take pictures of the kids and then set it down again to do something else; sometimes it will be more than a month before I remember to take the card out and upload the pictures.
The setup can be a bit tricky - I find I had to set my default browser to NOT be firefox, but IE instead. I wasn’t thrilled with that, but it did make the setup go smoother, and I was able to change it right back to firefox afterwards.
I bought one of these at the last wooting.
I got it programmed and it would upload to my own Wifi just fine, but wouldn’t do it anywhere else – and that was what I really wanted it to do, to upload through open Wifi systems when I was away from home.
And then when I hooked it up to my computer to reprogram it to make sure I had set it up properly, it would act like I was unplugging it and plugging it back in every few seconds, making it so I couldn’t change any of their parameters. It did work (as a plain sd card only) if I didn’t use their software, however. I tried several different computers
So I contacted their support, sent it in. Got a new one back recently, and it has the same problem, only worse. I took it to my work computer, installed the software there and it had the same problem too – and then it started working. But I couldn’t configure it to talk to my Wifi, because that was at home and this was at work.
So I took it back home, and it’s got the same problem.
I’m beginning to think either 1) they’re all defective, or 2) they’re very picky about which USB ports they’ll use. Perhaps they use more power than most USB ports will deliver?
(To be precise, you need to program them via USB – tell it about your Wifi, what other Wifis it can use, etc. Once that’s done, you don’t really need a card reader at all, except to pull off the pictures (and you don’t even need that, if you let it upload them via wifi)).
I’m still trying, but so far I’ve been unable to really make it work.
i’m almost sure this card just uploads JPG files, not video or RAW files.
modern advanced photographers are going to want the pro card that uploads RAW files, and people with digi cams that shoot video will want the explorer video that uploads video files.
this card will store any file on the internal memory but it wont automatically wirelessly transfer it.
The picture shows an eye-fi card reader. However, the box contents don’t indicate that it is included. Is it just there to look pretty?
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It’s included, or at least it was at the last wooting. I don’t think you need it – you should be able to read it with any card reader – though it’s possible that you can only program it’s Wifi setup with that particular card reader. (I’m not sure. I’m having problems no matter what I do.)
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The picture shows an eye-fi card reader. However, the box contents don’t indicate that it is included. Is it just there to look pretty?
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I’m confused as well. Why would you need a card reader if it’s wireless? Doesn’t the usb dongle count as a cable/wire/etc.???
Bought one of these last time and it is great. I am in for another one for my sisters B-Day! Tried to find one during Xmas but couldn’t find the “Explore” for less than 70 bucks. Woot!
Highly recommended product. I’m a professional food blogger (lol, before you say anything, it pays poorly and leads to weight gain) and these things are a godsend.
As with the last time these were on Woot, let me try to answer most questions in advance.
-Yes, it works with a Mac.
-No, this model does not do video.
-No, this model does not do RAW.
-Yes, this will work in a CF adapter with mixed results. See: http://support.eye.fi/product-info/camera-compatability/compatibility/known-issues-with-compact-flash-card-adapters/
-Geotagging works relatively well. It does so by comparing the wireless networks it can detect with a map of wireless networks built by a company that drives around in Google Maps-esque vans that geolocate different networks. As might be expected, if you live somewhere with few wireless networks around, this won’t work very well. If you live somewhere with a decent number of wireless networks around, it works pretty great. I live in a suburb of Sacramento and have never had a problem.
-The geotagging service is not done on card and is done as your pictures are transferred through the Eye-Fi service to your destination of choice (your pc, flickr, etc). This service is LIFETIME (or at least, the lifetime of the people that make Eye-Fi)
-This comes with one year of free wifi from Waypoint (frequently found at McDonalds and airports). You can renew this after it expires. This is completely UNNECESSARY for the functioning of the card and is only useful if you think you will be uploading a lot while at a McDonalds. Regardless of this service the Eye-Fi will ALWAYS work with your home wifi that you set up as well as any wifi that doesn’t require a password or login.
I for one have never uploaded pictured from anywhere but on my home wifi network.
-Technically the Eye-Fi should not affect your battery life as, as far as the camera is concerned, it’s just another SD card. That being said, I have noticed a slight decrease in the battery life of my Canon point and shoot while using this, but that is completely anecdotal.
-The effective range of the Eye-Fi in my experience is about 40 feet from the wireless access point. For full speed transfers I would say the range is more like 10 feet.
-This will not do an ad-hoc connection to your computer. Only the Pro cards do that.
-It is actually assembled in the USA.