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Eye-Fi this week announced a new lineup of wireless memory cards that are twice as nice as previous gen models in a number of ways. According to Eye-Fi, the new X2 series transfer data twice as fast as before, serve up to twice the capacity, and now have twice as many hotspots to work from.
"Just in time for spring outings and summer road trips, we're giving users the ultimate Eye-Fi experience -- it's faster and even more convenient," said Jef Holove, CEO for Eye-Fi. "Uploading and sharing your memories with friends and family is as simple as finding a nearby Starbucks and turning on your camera. We do the rest."
There are three cards in the new series, including the Eye-Fi Connect X2 (4GB), Explorer X2 (8GB), and Pro (X2). All three cards are rated for Class 6 performance and come capable of uploading photos and vids to a home PC or one of more than 25 online sharing sites, like Flickr, Facebook, YouTube, or Picasa.
Both the Explorer X2 and Pro X2 come with lifetime geotagging and one-year of hotspot access, while the Pro X2 is also capable of creating an ad hoc connection
Pricing for new cards has been set at $50 (Connect X2), $100 (Explore X2), and $150 (Pro X2).
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Scootiep
March 24, 2010 at 5:39am
Seeing as how I picked up two class 6 speed 8 gig cards for under $30 from newegg nearly 4 months ago and the fact that "uploading photos and vids to a home PC or one of more than 25 online
sharing sites, like Flickr, Facebook, YouTube, or Picasa" is as simple as opening the stupid site or program open and copying them over, I am so unimpressed by this that I actually laughed when reading the caption. Overpriced fluf in my mind, but feel free to "show me the way" if you think I'm wrong.To start press any key...ohh, where's the "Any" key. - Homer Simpson
Paul_Lilly
March 24, 2010 at 6:22am
The Eye-Fi cards are actually pretty neat, if you're into that sort of thing. You can read Gordon's take here:
http://www.maximumpc.com/article/reviews/eyefi_pro
-Paul Lilly
