Eye-Fi Fo Fum - Make my Camera Wi-Fi Capable

Once in a blue moon, you see a product that defies logic by converging two seemingly incompatible technologies.

Here's the scenario: You're taking photographs at a family occasion. Everyone knows that you take wonderful photographs (:D) and can't wait for you to upload them. But, uploading requires:

• Connecting the camera to the computer OR removing the memory card from the camera and sticking it into the card reader
• Transferring the photographs
• Resizing the photographs to a good size
• Uploading the photographs (Picasa combines the last 2 steps)
• Adding your comments

Ideally, I want to go straight to the last step. And now I can (technically).

Eye-Fi is an SD card - yes, a normal SD card with 2 GB storage space that will fit in most video and still cameras - which can upload images to PicasaWeb (and other photo sharing websites) directly. If there is a wireless router within range, it starts uploading images automatically. Alternatively, it starts uploading the images when you are next in range of a wireless router. You configure the card when you connect it to a PC.


Just imagine the amount of time saved! All this for just $100 (Sandisk currently sells its standard 2 GB SD cards for $45).