WiFi SD card coming soon

Posted June 11, 2007 at 09:39 PM by Darrick Rochili

Section: Audio, Gadgets / Other, Imaging, Peripherals, Storage, Mobile

We all know about today’s gadgets having Wi-Fi capability, allowing easy access to and from gadgets whenever a Wi-Fi connection is available. But what if Wi-Fi is not supported by your gadget? Here’s an idea that could help alleviate that problem. A startup company, Eye-Fi, is planning to create and release a Wi-Fi capable Secure Digital card sometime in the fall.

CEO Yuval Koren indicated that this card will come in a 2GB size, conforming to standard SD card sizes, with a Wi-Fi chip embedded inside. By having the Wi-Fi chip on the SD card, and shutting down network functionality when not transferring data, it will prevent resource hogging from the gadget itself.

This Wi-Fi card will come with the option for users to send data to PC and/or websites (they are still in negotiation with a couple of websites regarding direct uploads) either directly after each picture is taken or at the end of a photo session.

Pricing is set at about $100 and details seem to indicate that this is designed for digital cameras only at the moment, although I don’t see why it couldn’t be used in other similar gadgets with SD card slots.

Via [News.com]