Eye-Fi memory cards can now upload video over Wi-Fi

Eye-Fi, the people who make the SD cards that can upload photos from your camera automatically to Flickr and such, have just announced two new models that will also upload video automatically to YouTube or Flickr. (The latter of which just announced video uploading for all members, not just Pro members.)

The "Eye-Fi Share Video" is 4GB and costs $80; the "Eye-Fi Explore Video" adds Geotagging for another $20, as well as allowing you to upload from a variety of hotspots besides the one your operate at home. (For a year—then you have to pay more. When will they make Eye-Fi 3G?)

Let the accidental amateur porn uploads begin!

[#1 posted by devophill , March 3, 2009 12:55 PM]

"The former of which"

Don't you mean "the latter"? Flickr, right?

[#2 posted by dculberson , March 3, 2009 1:00 PM]

Wow, we've come a long way when a 4gb flash card with the fancy built-in wifi stuff is only $80. We are living in the future.

[#3 posted by Anonymous , March 3, 2009 1:38 PM]

can i use one of these cards in an old pda to give it standard wi-fi access?

[#4 posted by Joel Johnson , March 3, 2009 2:05 PM]

@anonymous I don't believe so, since they don't actually expose themselves as a Wi-Fi device to whatever they are inserted into. They're just using Wi-Fi to copy files back to a PC.

[#5 posted by Anonymous , March 3, 2009 2:55 PM]

>Let the accidental amateur porn uploads begin!

More importantly ... let the civil rights abuses be recorded.

Later,
Kane.

[#6 posted by Rodney , March 3, 2009 5:34 PM]

*Unless you're using Linux, as they don't support Linux. Because, quote, "Nobody uses Linux."

[#7 posted by zuzu , March 3, 2009 6:57 PM]

They're just using Wi-Fi to copy files back to a PC.

I thought the Share and Explore models upload directly to your account (on Flickr, etc.), no computer required?

Which would make this gripe irrelevant after the initial setup:

Unless you're using Linux, as they don't support Linux.

[#8 posted by Rodney , March 7, 2009 11:02 AM]

ZUZU, The *gripe* is more in the casual dismissal of Linux users. There's a difference between saying there aren't enough Linux users to justify building a client and saying, "Nobody uses Linux." A big difference.