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What’s your story? Eye-Fi, an essential ingredient in Beau’s blogging recipe

October 20th, 2011 by david

Inspired? We love hearing about how you use your Eye-Fi card. Our User Highlights allow you to share your Eye-Fi story with us. If you’d like to be showcased, please send us an email at mystory@eye.fi. We’ll even throw in some cool stickers!

This week, we’re excited to introduce Beau, blogger of local culinary traditions.

Name: Beau Dealy
Location: Hays, Kansas
Blog: somethingedible.com
Microblog: bitesof.somethingedible.com
Owner of: An Eye-Fi Pro X2 with a Nikon D90.

How did you hear about Eye-Fi?
I’m a bit of a gadget hound. I’ve known about Eye-Fi for a while, and remembered to check it out when I was looking at photo workflow solutions.

What’s your favorite Eye-Fi feature?
The flexibility to send a photo wherever I need it to be. It’s why I bought the card!

What’s your Eye-Fi story?
I’ve been using my card as a part of my regular blogging workflow for the better part of a year now. I blog weekly over at somethingedible.com, but for those smaller daily updates, I also microblog at bitesof.somethingedible.com. My microblog is posterous-based, so I author mostly from my inbox and my mobile device.

After a few weeks of working in the format, it was pretty apparent that my camera phone wasn’t going to cut it in the quality department. So I took a chance and bought an Eye-Fi Pro X2. Now, when shooting food photography on the go or in the kitchen, I mark the my good shots on my DSLR, which in turn emails me a copy (via PixelPipe) that is accessible anywhere I can get to my email. With the power of Eye-Fi, I’ve been able to post quality content to my blog from laptops, netbooks, tablets, and smartphones alike. Blog posts come together quickly, and I still get that professional look to my photos. In short, Eye-Fi has become an indispensable tool to the way I blog. Thank you Eye-Fi!

One of Beau’s amazing culinary creations

I have a family to feed, they don’t wanna wait for me to process pictures while dinner gets cold. Whether it’s meatloaf or taco night, with Eye-Fi, I’m able to instantly send those perfect ‘keeper’ shots to my laptop while I’m slinging hash.

Microblogging is all about those ephemeral sparks of inspiration. If I want to share the best pizza I ever made, or give friends a taste of hamburger nirvana, I just tag my photos on my D90 to send ‘em straight to my inbox to share after the dishes are done.

If you could gift an Eye-Fi card, who would you give it to?
I’d love to see what other aspiring food bloggers could do with Eye-Fi. There’s a lot of potential for creativity in content delivery!

What’s your story? Travis gets a kick out of Eye-Fi cards

October 13th, 2011 by david

This week, we’re excited to introduce Travis, who uses Eye-Fi cards to share his sports photography with fans.

Name: Travis Lang
Location: Alexandria, Minnesota
Websites: tlangphoto.com
Owner of: An Eye-Fi Pro X2 with a Canon 1D Mark III.

How did you hear about Eye-Fi?
A few years ago I came across the Eye-Fi website and instantly realized the potential of the card.

What’s your Eye-Fi story?
I use my Eye-fi Pro X2 card with my iPad to instantly transfer photos from my camera during soccer games. I keep my iPad in my shoulder bag while I’m shooting a game and at any time I can pull it out to show players or parents pictures of something that just happened on the field. No waiting or trying to show a group of people a picture on a tiny 3″ camera screen.

Pairing my Canon 1D Mark III with the Eye-Fi card opens up a world of possibilities past what any other system can do!

A photo from a recent soccer game.

If you could gift an Eye-Fi card, who would you give it to?
I would definitely gift a Eye-Fi card to Tommy Czeschin, Pro snowboarder & wakesurfer. He is a friend of mine that I have met many times and he is always on the go. He is also currently on the show “The Amazing race” so the convenience of an Eye-Fi card would fit perfectly with his lifestyle.

What’s your story? Janice, Bob, and the magic of Eye-Fi

October 6th, 2011 by david

This week, we’re excited to introduce Janice, who tells the story of how her husband discovered the magic of Eye-Fi cards.

Name: Janice Allen and her husband Bob
Location: Scottsdale, Arizona
Owner of: An Eye-Fi Explore X2 card with a Canon PowerShot SD1200 IS.

What’s your Eye-Fi story?

For his birthday my husband was gifted an Eye-Fi card from friends. We tease Bob all the time about not being very savvy with technology. He calls me his LAN administrator because I have to fix his computer if there is a problem. When his office first got computers, they gave him one and he tried to get them to take his away. One of the comments he made was: “Why do you have to click on the ’start’ button to turn the computer off. There should be an ‘off’ button?”

Not surprisingly, “Computer technology is not user-friendly” is my husband’s common complaint. Not true with Eye-Fi, however! It is absolutely user-friendly. He calls it ‘magic’ whenever he walks into his office and turns on his camera. ‘Magically’ the pictures appear on his computer!

A photo from a recent trip…

Taken in Venice … of the friends (Betty and Bill) who were the generous souls who bought Bob the Eye-Fi card. They got an Eye-Fi card for themselves and realized how perfect it would be for Bob, so they bought him one!

Eye-Fi and SanDisk Launch Co-Branded Wireless Memory Cards in Europe

September 14th, 2011 by matt

Eye-Fi’s Patented Wireless Technology and SanDisk’s High-Quality Flash Memory Enables Consumers to Capture, Back Up, Organize and Share Photos on the Go

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., September 14, 2011 — Eye-Fi Inc. (www.eye.fi), makers of the world’s first wireless memory card, today announced an exclusive distribution agreement with SanDisk, a global leader in flash memory storage solutions. The relationship combines Eye-Fi’s strong partner ecosystem with SanDisk’s broad retail presence to deliver a co-branded SD™ wireless memory card to consumers throughout EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) .

The SanDisk® Eye-Fi Wireless memory card allows consumers to instantly transfer photos and videos from a camera to a nearby smartphone or tablet; when within range of Wi-Fi^®, the files can glide seamlessly to a computer. Consumers can then organize and share the content to social media or online sites. Eye-Fi expands SanDisk’s product portfolio and addresses the needs of an increasingly mobile, connected world of digital photography. Consumers who purchase the card will also receive access to Eye-Fi services such as Eye-Fi View, a cloud-based storage solution.

“Since 2005, we’ve been building an imaging ecosystem that delivers a connected photography solution that helps people more easily view and share their digital photos, freeing images from devices and releasing them into people’s lives. SanDisk has built wide brand awareness in the memory space and enjoys strong distribution throughout EMEA,” said Yuval Koren, chief executive officer and co-founder of Eye-Fi. “This relationship will deliver a connected solution into more hands and more cameras faster than we could ever have imagined.”

“Eye-Fi’s convenient wireless solution and our high-quality flash memory allow consumers to easily back up, organize and share their digital photos and videos,” said Pascal de Boer, vice president, retail sales, SanDisk. “Now consumers can capture a photo, transfer it to a nearby mobile device and share it with the world, all without ever removing the memory card from their camera.”

The SanDisk Eye-Fi Wireless memory card comes in 4GB and 8GB capacities and features Class 4 minimum sustained write speed, 802.11n wireless performance, automatic backup, social media integration and Endless Memory. Eye-Fi continues to directly distribute its eponymous line of cards throughout the U.S. at both specialty stores and at top retailers like Best Buy, Target and WalMart, and recently increased distribution in Japan.

About Eye-Fi

Eye-Fi is dedicated to building products and services that help consumers manage, nurture and share their visual memories. Eye-Fi’s patented technology wirelessly and automatically uploads photos and videos from digital imaging devices, including digital cameras and Android and iOS based devices, to online, in-home and retail destinations. Eye-Fi has helped people wirelessly upload more than 200 million photos. Eye-Fi has received Popular Science’s “Best of CES 2011: Product of the Future” award, TIME’s “Top 100 Gadgets of All Time,” and CNET’s “Best of CES 2010” award in the digital photo and video category – and many more.

Headquartered in Mountain View, Calif., Eye-Fi products and services are now available at Wal-Mart, Best Buy, Target, Office Depot and Apple stores nationwide and online. Eye-Fi apps are available at the Apple App Store and the Android Market. For more information about Eye-Fi, please visit www.eye.fi.

SanDisk and the SanDisk logo are trademarks of SanDisk Corporation, registered in the United States and other countries. Wi-Fi is a registered trademark of the Wi-Fi Alliance.

How the Casio TRYX & Eye-Fi cards make taking group and self-portraits easier

July 28th, 2011 by david

The Casio TRYX & Eye-Fi cards are a great combination for taking photos with friends or family. Read on to learn more and how you can win a TRYX & an Eye-Fi Mobile X2 wireless memory card in our latest sweepstakes.

Wouldn’t it be great if you had a camera that made taking self-portraits and group portraits part of the fun of spending time with your friends and family? The built-in stand of the Casio TRYX camera allows for fast setup and creative photo compositions. The TRYX’s screen twists around so everyone can see how they fit in the frame. Swipe the screen to activate the shutter timer or simply wave to take a picture with TRYX’s Motion Shutter. Once the photo is taken, your Eye-Fi card can automatically send it to your iPhone, iPad, Andriod device, or computer. The Eye-Fi card even lets you send the photo to your favorite sharing site so friends and family who couldn’t make it can share the experience.

How to take and share group portraits with the Casio TRYX & an Eye-Fi wireless memory card:

1.	Set the TRYX down using its built in stand. Or hang it from whatever happens to be near by. Swivel the screen around to better compose the picture.
2.	Swipe the screen to start the self-timer or activate TRYX’s Motion Shutter mode to take the picture by waving your hand.
3.	Having replaced your existing SDHC memory card with an Eye-Fi wireless memory card means your photos automatically fly to where you want them: to your iPhone, iPad, Android device, computer or your favorite sharing site.

A TRYX plus an Eye-Fi card lets you stay in the moment and get in the picture. The fun doesn’t have to stop when the group portraits start.

We think the two make such a good combination we’re giving away an Eye-Fi Mobile X2 wireless memory card and a Casio TRYX digital camera to one lucky fan. Read on for details.

Sound cool? Here’s how to enter the sweepstakes: become a fan of Eye-Fi on Facebook. Complete the entry form by clicking on “Sweepstakes” on the Eye-Fi’s Facebook page (hint: it includes two questions: one about Eye-Fi and one about TRYX). Note: you will need to visit the page from a computer, not a smartphone.

More details: The sweepstakes run from Thursday, July 28th, 2011 at 12:00 P.M. PDT until Thursday, August 4th, 2011 at 11:59 P.M. PDT. This Promotion is open only to legal residents of the 50 United States and Washington, D.C., who are 18 years of age or older as of the date of entry. For complete rules, click here. Having problems entering the sweepstakes? Try our Sweepstakes FAQ.

Enter now before offer expires!
Win a Casio TRYX digital camera and
an Eye-Fi Mobile X2 wireless memory card,
a total value of $329.98.

		“happens instantly Gets images on a computer instantly and wirelessly” — Wired.com
So far over 194,970,000 photos have been wirelessly uploaded via Eye-Fi cards.

Residents of the UK or Europe should check out our Facebook Eye-Fi Europe fan site for updates and competitions.

In case you’re having trouble finding the link to enter the sweepstakes, it’s on the left side of our Facebook fan page. Click on “Sweepstakes” next to the four-leaf clover. (Sorry, but this only works from a computer, no smart phones.)