Eye-Fi launches wireless memory card for pro photographers
Eye-Fi has been building out its product line of memory cards that use Wi-Fi to upload photos directly from a digital camera to the Internet.
Now it’s going one step further with the Eye-Fi Pro, aimed at professional photographers and enthusiasts. This new four-gigabyte card has support for a variety of files — RAW, JPEG and various video files — and well as other cool features. You can now geo-tag photos, or mark the exact location… Continue Reading
Eye-Fi launches video cards that upload directly from camera to YouTube
Eye-Fi has made a big splash with its camera memory chips, which can upload images directly to the web. Today, it’s expanding its product line to launch four-gigabyte flash memory cards that can upload video directly to YouTube and Flickr.
It’s a milestone for the Mountain View, Calif.-based company, which keeps on making it easier to move pictures and videos from cameras to the Internet, where they are far more likely to be viewed. According to… Continue Reading
Roundup: Nvidia battles recall flyers, Google dives deep and the Internet is broken again
Here’s the latest action:
The Internet is broken – This is starting to sound like a broken record. Didn’t we just write about the DNS flaw that could cripple the Internet? Now two security researchers demonstrate a new technique to intercept Internet traffic on a scale similar to the abilities of agencies such as the National Security Agency.
Android unveiled? — The Android Guys say a trusted source has given them the detailed specs of the first… Continue Reading
Eye-Fi raises round for wireless photo uploading cards
Uploading photos to web sharing sites — as fast as you can take pictures — is kind of a new obssession for the digerati. Eye-Fi is riding that wave with memory cards that have built-in Wi-Fi antennae that can upload photos to photo-sharing sites.
The Mountain View, Calif.-based company has raised $11 million in a second round of funding. The lead investors include Translink Capital and LMS Capital. Existing investors Opus Capital and Shasta Ventures also… Continue Reading
Roundup: Andreessen’s tips, Revver’s shakeup, Xing’s move, Yigg.de and much more
Here’s the (updated) latest action:
Marc Andreessen getting taste of what it’s like to be a blogger – The Netscape co-founder launched a blog last week. The NYT ran a story about one of his earliest posts. Then he did a good piece about how to hire. And now all the attention has him racing out more posts, including a three part series on The truth about venture capitalists, all very good reads (here, here and… Continue Reading
Eye-Fi raises $5.5M for digital camera WiFi
Mountain View, Calif.-based Eye-Fi, a company building digital camera memory cards with built-in wireless and a service that allows users to automatically upload their photos to a PC or the Internet, today closed a $5.5 first round of funding from Opus Capital and Shasta Ventures.
Eye-Fi, which has yet to launch; it will do so this fall.
Companies such as SanDisk market similar Wi-Fi memory but the technology has not been widely adopted in digital photography. Canon,… Continue Reading