The Eye-Fi is one of those simple yet incredibly useful gadgets. Pair an SD storage card, which is compatible with many cameras, with the ability to send images (and videos) over integrated Wi-Fi and you have the Eye-Fi. The Eye-Fi fits in compatible cameras and works as a typical SD card, but eliminates the need to pop the card out of the camera and plug it into the destination computer. You can shoot recorded images from the Eye-Fi to the destination without touching it.
The folks behind the Eye-Fi have let us know they’ve expanded the hotspot partnerships to include Devicescape. This means Eye-Fi owners can transfer images over thousands more hotspots globally. By the end of May, Eye-Fi owners will have more functionality, such as these features (per Eye-Fi):
- Eye-Fi users with a personal hotspot subscription to a Wi-Fi hotspot provider, such as Boingo, BT Openzone, T-Mobile, SFR, Orange and Vodafone, can add their existing credentials to their Eye-Fi account to upload in these supported locations, and potentially expand their hotspot upload coverage to millions of hotspots.
- Eye-Fi users at schools and universities across the world can now add their campus Wi-Fi network credentials to their Eye-Fi account.
- Eye-Fi users will be able to automatically upload through hundreds of thousands more open hotspots because the Eye-Fi card now navigates through splash screens.
Mac owners should note that a new model of the Eye-Fi is coming just for you. The Eye-Fi Geo X2 will be sold exclusively through Apple, and will work with the Macs like no other Eye-Fi. Images recorded on the Eye-Fi Geo X2 can upload photos directly into MobileMe and iPhoto. Direct uploading is supporting on over 20 other online sites, too.
The new Eye-Fi also supports geo-tagging photos, which is integrated with iPhoto ’09 to allow locating photos by places. The card also features auto-cleaning, freeing up storage space when photos are uploaded. It features Class 6 performance for fast uploads. The Eye-Fi Geo X2 will be available in a 4 GB capacity for $69.99 from Apple in May.

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