If you want to have an idea of how small technology can get then try this on for size. California based Eye-Fi Inc have released a 2GB SD memory card, that has the Wi-Fi feature built into it. Known as the Eye-Fi Geo card this SD Memory card has taken a step towards revolutionizing the whole digital picture taking process and this time its exclusively for the Mac.
It a nutshell, the card allows you to upload photos from your digital camera to a computer or even directly to image hosting blogs/websites without the need of you ever taking out the card or connecting the USB cable.
The card is intelligent enough to store all your photos and when you’re within range of an accessible Wi-Fi hot spot , it will automatically start uploading to a desired location that you’ve setup. The only requirement is that you need to have your camera on to do so.
The whole hassle of removing cards and hooking up cables to transfer your pictures are no more. However it not reserved just for the EyeFi Geo card alone, it also applies to the excellent EyeFi Manager software which really is a front end to the Eye-Fi website. Once you’ve signed up you can setup which wireless networks should be used as well as where you’d like to store your images on the web and on your computer too.
Once that’s done, you just need to sit back and concentrate on just taking photographs. The Eye-Fi Geo will seamlessly integrate into all your Mac photo apps and hardware and will upload whenever it gets the chance This truly is a 21st century product, you owe it to yourself to try it out.
