When I heard that Eye-Fi had the latest Connect X2 cards at Walmart for only $39 I grabbed one. As soon as I got home I was eager to yank my 16GB SDHC chip from my camera and configure the Eye-Fi for use. What sold me on the new chip was the Direct Mode and Android app. With a quick software update, a few preferences set, and the install of the Android app I thought I was good to go. Unfortunately I rarely read instructions. While my photos were magically appearing on my laptop as well as on Picasa web albums at home, when I roamed away to test it off the WiFi I was disappointed. As it turns out some digging into the instructions is required to set up the direct mode with your phone. The Eye-Fi manager software provides a SSID and key to enter into your saved networks on your Android wireless manager and once that was done the transfers were going router free.
Now I am no longer tethered to a hot-spot when I want to upload my digital camera pics and no longer have to rely on my lousy Droid camera if I want to share a vision with the world. You can read my past posts on Eye-Fi if you want to know more or visit www.eye.fi to see what your missing. Unless you like being tangled in USB wires or searching for your SD reader you will appreciate this small little chip.
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