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Before, when we wanted to get our pictures off our digital camera we would have to get our digital camera, the USB cable or card reader, and plug it into our computer - until today. The Eye-Fi is a wireless memory card that allows you to wirelessly upload your photos to your computer or favorite photo sharing website.

Currently the Eye-Fi is only available as a 2GB SD (SecureDigital) card, but we're pretty sure they'll have bigger capacities and other formats available soon. In the coolest box ever, you'll find the Eye-Fi card, a USB card reader for setting up the card, and a quick start guide.

Setting up the Eye-Fi is a cinch on both PCs and Macs, using the latest versions of either Internet Explorer, Firefox or Safari. The Eye-Fi connects to a 802.11b, 802.11g or backwards-compatible 802.11n wireless network. We had no problem connecting it to our D-Link DIR-655 802.11n router. The Eye-Fi supports KODAK Gallery, Shutterfly, Wal-Mart, Snapfish, Photobucket, Facebook, Webshots, Picasa Web Albums, SmugMug, Flickr, Fotki, TypePad, VOX, dotPhoto, Phanfare, Sharpcast and Gallery for photo sharing, or your computer if you want to edit them first.

We tested the Eye-Fi using a Nikon D50 digital SLR camera at it's 6-megapixel setting. It transferred the images immediately to our iMac and we were able to edit them in full-resolution in Adobe Photoshop CS3. The Eye-Fi is also intelligent and re-sizes the photos if limited by your chosen photo sharing website.

If your digital camera or SLR supports SD memory cards and you're sick of having to carry around a USB card reader or cable every time, look no further than the Eye-Fi wireless memory card. If you plan on using it while traveling, you'll still have to carry around a laptop to tell the card to connect to the new network. It's available today at Amazon for $99.99 with free shipping.

Pros

• Easy to setup and use.
• Works with almost any photo sharing website.
• Compatible with most wireless networks.
• Comes with a USB card reader.

Cons

• Limited to certain browsers for card management.
• Doesn't automatically connect to open wireless networks.

Final Verdict
4.5 out of 5 stars

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