Testseek.com have collected 36 expert reviews of the Eye-Fi Explore Wireless SD and the average rating is 76%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Eye-Fi Explore Wireless SD.
May 2009
(76%)
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The editors liked
Combines 2GB storage with WiFi on a standard SD Card
Load onto your PC or Mac
Or any of a dozen photo sharing sites
Works in any camera
Reasonably priced
Very easy to use with browserbased interface
So. Easy. To use. Plus
It actually does what it says it does.
Upload photos to your computer wirelessly
Uploads to photo sites and your Mac almost magically. Wide range of support for popular sites. Works with nearly every SD camera.
Simple setup
Adds wireless and geotagging capability to any SD camera
One free year of public Wi-Fi service
Easy to set up
Very easy setup
No usage limitations
Easy to set up and use. Wirelessly transmits photos from camera to PC and to photo-sharing sites. Automatically geotags your photos. Is compatible with Wi-Fi hot spots. Fully Mac compatible.
Quick
Compatible with any camera that has an SD slot
Works with Macs and PCs
Easy to set up. Eliminates the need to transfer photos from camera to computer via cable.
Automatically uploads photos to Web and computer via WiFi. Default setting marks photos as private on privacyenabled services like Flickr and Vox. Surprisingly thrifty (although noticeable) power consumption. Includes USB card reader
Automaticallyconfigures security
Compatible with lots of web photo sharing sites
2GB of storage ain't shabby either.
Open accesspoint support makes the Explore a kickass
Musthave card.
Email and SMS notification
Welldesigned
Simple software
The editors didn't like
Does not keep camera awake automatically for upload
No local upload history in software yet
SD cards notoriously easy to lose
It can be a drain on your cameras battery.
Cannot use at public hotspots
Only supports JPEG files (and not videos). No inuse status feedback. Can’t use adhoc mode. Doesn’t send images to FTP
Email
Or .Mac. Can’t be configured with a manual IP address.
Limited signal strength
Options
And appeal
Users must be within 90 feet of a hotspot to geotag photos
Some partner sharing sites have flawed geotagging capabilities
Public uploading unreliable
2GB limit
Slow transfer speed
Short wireless range
Somewhat expensive. Geotagging results arent always spot-on. Hot-spot access is free for only one year.
Doesn’t work over public Wi-Fi
Much slower than a USB transfer
Not all photo-sharing sites allow you to adjust privacy settings through Eye-Fi Manager
Pricey compared to other 2GB SD cards.
Autolaunching software and uploads to computer are annoying
If killable. Not compatible with several common browsers. No automatic connection to open WiFi networks means you still have to lug your laptop around like some sort of gruesome Neanderthal
Combines 2GB storage with WiFi on a standard SD Card, Load onto your PC or Mac, or any of a dozen photo sharing sites, Works in any camera, Reasonably priced, Very easy to use with browserbased interface,
Does not keep camera awake automatically for upload, No local upload history in software yet, SD cards notoriously easy to lose
Abstract: I love it when technology works - and I love technology even more when great technology works together with other great technology. A good example of this, is the combination of the Verizon Wireless MiFi personal hotspot, and the Eye-Fi wireless SD mem...
Easy to set up. Eliminates the need to transfer photos from camera to computer via cable.
Pricey compared to other 2GB SD cards.
The Eye-Fi Explore is so much more than an SD card. With automatic geotagging and wireless photo-site uploads, anyone who takes tons of photos in a lot of different places can benefit from the ease of use and hands-off auto-uploading made possible by ...
Abstract: Eye-fi explorer cardCompany: Eye-FiOK, I hear you saying, “Hey Owen, SD cards have been around for a long time. You high or something?” Well, regardless of my memory state, no card like THIS has been around for a long time. Yes, this is a memory card ...
Abstract: Now Eye-Fi makes a very unique product. It’s a 2GB SD memory card, and I’d be surprised if you didn’t already know it has a wireless chip in it, as well. With it, you can upload your pictures straight from your camera to your computer or to places on ...
Abstract: Digital video junkies who can't stand all the rigmarole involved with transferring their footage to their PCs can take heart: Eye-Fi's cool line of wireless SD cards now make it as easy to get your videos onto your computer or blog as their earlier car...
Abstract: On initial observation, an Eye-Fi card appears to be nothing more than a standard SD format camera memory card. It is the same size and virtually the same weight, and it gives the same in-camera performance as any other SD card. The difference is that ...
Easy to set up and use. Wirelessly transmits photos from camera to PC and to photo-sharing sites. Automatically geotags your photos. Is compatible with Wi-Fi hot spots. Fully Mac compatible.
Somewhat expensive. Geotagging results arent always spot-on. Hot-spot access is free for only one year.
The Eye-Fi Explore lets you transfer your photos wirelessly to your PC and/or popular photo-sharing sites via Wi-Fi, and it also geotags your images....
