http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/01/eye-fi-to-get-upgraded-with-smart-boost-become-available-in-r/ Engadget Comments for Eye-Fi to get upgraded with "Smart Boost," become available in Ritz Camera stores http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/01/eye-fi-to-get-upgraded-with-smart-boost-become-available-in-r/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/01/eye-fi-to-get-upgraded-with-smart-boost-become-available-in-r/Feb 1st 2008 11:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/01/eye-fi-to-get-upgraded-with-smart-boost-become-available-in-r/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/01/eye-fi-to-get-upgraded-with-smart-boost-become-available-in-r/Feb 2nd 2008 12:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/01/eye-fi-to-get-upgraded-with-smart-boost-become-available-in-r/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/01/eye-fi-to-get-upgraded-with-smart-boost-become-available-in-r/Feb 2nd 2008 12:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/01/eye-fi-to-get-upgraded-with-smart-boost-become-available-in-r/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/01/eye-fi-to-get-upgraded-with-smart-boost-become-available-in-r/Feb 2nd 2008 12:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/01/eye-fi-to-get-upgraded-with-smart-boost-become-available-in-r/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/01/eye-fi-to-get-upgraded-with-smart-boost-become-available-in-r/Yes, the commenting system is in a bit of a slump lately, but at least we can still post, right?

It puzzles me on how they can actually fit all of those stuff in there, you know, the connectors, the write protect switch, the storage, and the Wi-Fi module and an antenna. What did they use? A Shrink Ray?]]>Feb 2nd 2008 12:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/01/eye-fi-to-get-upgraded-with-smart-boost-become-available-in-r/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/01/eye-fi-to-get-upgraded-with-smart-boost-become-available-in-r/
Also the no hotspot thing is a killer. But its a problem when hotspots use a stupid propriatory splash page via http for authentication. What would be good is a way to pre-buy authentication online and upload it to the card before going out, and it was able to then use this stored info to hit the authentication page of the hotspot - clearly it can talk http since it uploads to web services already. I am sure if they worked with the larger hotspot makers to hammer out a standard then the cards could get authed over wifi if you purchased a code and texted it into the hotspot provider too.

Till I can be in public and simply turn the camera on outside a starbucks or whatever location with a hotspot and have the images transfer then its still just a novelty IMO.]]>Feb 2nd 2008 12:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/01/eye-fi-to-get-upgraded-with-smart-boost-become-available-in-r/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/01/eye-fi-to-get-upgraded-with-smart-boost-become-available-in-r/Feb 2nd 2008 1:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/01/eye-fi-to-get-upgraded-with-smart-boost-become-available-in-r/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/01/eye-fi-to-get-upgraded-with-smart-boost-become-available-in-r/
Great if your camera model doesn't have a Wifi transmitter option, and even if it does the Eye-Fi is a cheaper option. (If you've got a DSLR with two-slot support, you could put this - inside of a CF/SD adaptor - in one slot, and your regular storage card in the other. Then store JPEGs to this, and RAWs to the other.)

Even those who use the Nikon WT-* transmitters for the D2/D3 tend to only send JPEG across the wireless network, because RAWs are big and take too long to transmit.

I do think instant upload to online services is just a bit of a gimmick, though. But if that sells it for them, fair play.]]>Feb 4th 2008 10:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/01/eye-fi-to-get-upgraded-with-smart-boost-become-available-in-r/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/01/eye-fi-to-get-upgraded-with-smart-boost-become-available-in-r/

you guys are getting paid for this right?]]>Feb 2nd 2008 4:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/01/eye-fi-to-get-upgraded-with-smart-boost-become-available-in-r/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/01/eye-fi-to-get-upgraded-with-smart-boost-become-available-in-r/ :: wellll, then we got a metaMEME mediation to mold the new zeitgeist some means!

- Uncle Sumer, just tinkering on my way thru, thanx,
-(am mostly busy with AI paradigms at MIMIIR project)-
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However, if it could transfer pics to any WiFi device (bluetooth would be nice), then I see how making any device with an SD slot compatible with a wireless network would be handy.

Or manufacturers could start integrating Wifi chips into more stuff. But this is a nice short-term solution I guess.]]>Feb 2nd 2008 3:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/01/eye-fi-to-get-upgraded-with-smart-boost-become-available-in-r/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/01/eye-fi-to-get-upgraded-with-smart-boost-become-available-in-r/Feb 3rd 2008 4:10AM