Monday, May 12, 2008
Eye-Fi Adds Geotagging
Posted by Chris Gohlke in "Digital Home Hardware & Accessories" @ 07:00 PM
"Eye-Fi's expanding from a single card to a family of three tonight. All are the same 2GB as before, but now we've got the new flagship Eye-Fi Explore ($129), which includes geotagging courtesy of Skyhook (the same WiFi-based location system that helps the iPod touch and iPhone find their way) and on-the-go WiFi via Wayport. Then you've got the Eye-Fi Share ($99) -- basically the same card we used to know simply as the Eye-Fi -- and finally the Eye-Fi Home ($79), which appears to only be able to upload photos through desktop software using your home network. Expect 'em all on sale come June 6th."
I think geotagging is going to be the next big feature in digital cameras. Imagine being able to share your photos on-line and being able to search by location. I'm betting that long term this feature will be built in to most cameras, but if you want to get a head start with your current camera, check out this new card from Eye-Fi that manages to fit 2GB of memory, wireless, AND GPS into a standard SD card.
UPDATE: Apparently I did not understand how geotagging worked on this card. There is not a built in GPS.
I think geotagging is going to be the next big feature in digital cameras. Imagine being able to share your photos on-line and being able to search by location. I'm betting that long term this feature will be built in to most cameras, but if you want to get a head start with your current camera, check out this new card from Eye-Fi that manages to fit 2GB of memory, wireless, AND GPS into a standard SD card.
UPDATE: Apparently I did not understand how geotagging worked on this card. There is not a built in GPS.
