Eye-Fi 4GB Anniversary Edition WiFi SD Card Released

Eye-Fi have marked their first birthday with the launch of a new, special edition anniversary card.  The new WiFi-enabled SD card now contains 4GB of storage rather than the standard models' 2GB.  While as standard the new 4GB card does not come with any of Eye-Fi's more advanced features, such as geotagging or automatic hotspot uploads, these can be subscribed to separately.

The new card is, however, being described as a limited edition, and as such stocks are capped.  Eye-Fi have not made clear how many of the 4GB anniversary cards are available, but they're on sale now in Costco for $99 (you must be a Costco club member) or $129 from Eye-Fi's own online store.  There's no word on when Eye-Fi will be offering a normal 4GB card.

Like the other models in the range, the anniversary Eye-Fi card supports static WEP 40/104/128, WPA-PSK and WPA2-PSK encryption and has a roughly 90 foot outdoor range (45 foot indoor).  The cheapest Eye-Fi option is the 2GB Home model, priced at $79.

Press Release:

EYE-FI UNVEILS THE 4GB EYE-FI ANNIVERSARY EDITION
Eye-Fi Celebrates First Anniversary with 4GB Limited Edition Anniversary
Card and the Win of Popular Science's Best of What's New Award

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Nov. 12, 2008 – Today Eye-Fi Inc. (www.eye.fi)

announced a new, limited edition card – the Eye-Fi Anniversary

Edition – to celebrate the one-year anniversary of its first wireless SD

memory card for digital cameras. Eye-Fi also announced it has been

chosen as one of Popular Science's 2008 "Best of What's New" award

recipients.

"For the past year, we've been reinventing the way people save and

share their digital memories," said Jef Holove, CEO of Eye-Fi. "From

automatic uploading to geotagging to sharing on the go, we've aimed to

help everyday photographers save their memories more often, share them

more quickly, and add more context to their collections."

Available immediately, the new Eye-Fi Share Anniversary Edition doubles

storage capacity to 4GB and features improved memory speeds. Coupled

with the recently announced wireless performance upgrade, the

Anniversary Edition offers a no-compromises Eye-Fi experience. Like the

original Eye-Fi Share, the Anniversary Edition wirelessly sends photos

from a digital camera to a computer and to one of more than 25 online

photo sharing sites.

The card comes in Eye-Fi's celebrated, original slide-out package and is

available only at Costco.com for $99 to club members, or on www.eye.fi

for $129, while supplies last. The Eye-Fi Share card can be upgraded

post purchase to include additional features, such as automatic

geotagging and hotspot access.

Since the Eye-Fi Card launched one year ago, millions of photos

have been uploaded to the Web, and users report that they upload and

share photos with family and friends more frequently.

"With the introduction of the digital camera, the photography

industry faced a real challenge – photos trapped on cameras that were

never shared or printed because of the work involved," said Alan

Bullock, associate director of InfoTrends. "The industry needs pioneers

like Eye-Fi who recognize the bottlenecks, and build innovative

solutions that move the market forward."

Over the past year, Eye-Fi has given more and more people the ability to

effortlessly share their digital memories and offered a rich, meaningful

experience for users. Eye-Fi has:

* Helped Take Geotagging Mainstream: Geotagging is a fast growing

trend, and through a partnership with Skyhook Wireless, Eye-Fi has

automated the process to make it easier and more compelling for all

consumers. Using the Wi-Fi embedded in its cards, Eye-Fi uses Wi-Fi

positioning to determine where an image was captured and adds a

geographic tag to each photo.

* Pioneered Uploads-on-the-Go to the Top Photo Sharing

Destinations: Now users can upload photos away from home at more than

10,000 Wayport hotspots with their Eye-Fi cards – even without a

computer.

* Introduced the "Eye-Fi Connected" Program: Eye-Fi has launched

the "Eye-Fi Connected" program to help other manufacturers tap into the

benefits of Eye-Fi's wireless photo sharing ecosystem. Nikon has

released two Eye-Fi connected cameras, the Nikon D60 and D90, both

optimized for Eye-Fi cards. Lexar introduced the co-branded Shoot-n-Sync

Wi-Fi(r) Memory Card that uses Eye-Fi's patent-pending technology and

online service.

* Integrated Social Networking: Eye-Fi announced integration with

Twitter and the availability of RSS feeds so users can notify their

networks in real time about recent photo uploads, and photos can be

viewed instantly.

* International Expansion: Due to high demand, Eye-Fi plans to

expand into Japan and Canada by the end of the year. Now more people

worldwide will have the ability to enjoy the benefits of Eye-Fi's

products and services.

Also announced today, the Eye-Fi Explore card was chosen as one of

Popular Science's "Best of What's New Award" recipients in the gadgets

category. Each year since 1987, the editors of Popular Science review

thousands of products in search of the top 100 tech innovations of the

year. To win, a product or technology must represent a significant step

forward in its category.

Eye-Fi's family of products include the Eye-Fi Home, Share, Share

Anniversary Edition and Explore cards with MSRPs ranging from $79-$129

USD. Eye-Fi cards can be purchased at Apple Retail Stores, Best Buy,

Circuit City and Ritz Camera Center locations nationwide, and at major

online retailers such as Amazon.com, Walmart.com and Costco.com. Eye-Fi

has garnered numerous awards, including PC World's "The 100 Best

Products of 2008" and Yahoo! Tech's "Last Gadget Standing 2008." For

more information, please visit www.eye.fi.Eye-Fi Celebrates First Anniversary with 4GB Limited Edition Anniversary

Card and the Win of Popular Science's Best of What's New Award

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Nov. 12, 2008 – Today Eye-Fi Inc. (www.eye.fi)

announced a new, limited edition card – the Eye-Fi Anniversary

Edition – to celebrate the one-year anniversary of its first wireless SD

memory card for digital cameras. Eye-Fi also announced it has been

chosen as one of Popular Science's 2008 "Best of What's New" award

recipients.

"For the past year, we've been reinventing the way people save and

share their digital memories," said Jef Holove, CEO of Eye-Fi. "From

automatic uploading to geotagging to sharing on the go, we've aimed to

help everyday photographers save their memories more often, share them

more quickly, and add more context to their collections."

Available immediately, the new Eye-Fi Share Anniversary Edition doubles

storage capacity to 4GB and features improved memory speeds. Coupled

with the recently announced wireless performance upgrade, the

Anniversary Edition offers a no-compromises Eye-Fi experience. Like the

original Eye-Fi Share, the Anniversary Edition wirelessly sends photos

from a digital camera to a computer and to one of more than 25 online

photo sharing sites.

The card comes in Eye-Fi's celebrated, original slide-out package and is

available only at Costco.com for $99 to club members, or on www.eye.fi

for $129, while supplies last. The Eye-Fi Share card can be upgraded

post purchase to include additional features, such as automatic

geotagging and hotspot access.

Since the Eye-Fi Card launched one year ago, millions of photos

have been uploaded to the Web, and users report that they upload and

share photos with family and friends more frequently.

"With the introduction of the digital camera, the photography

industry faced a real challenge – photos trapped on cameras that were

never shared or printed because of the work involved," said Alan

Bullock, associate director of InfoTrends. "The industry needs pioneers

like Eye-Fi who recognize the bottlenecks, and build innovative

solutions that move the market forward."

Over the past year, Eye-Fi has given more and more people the ability to

effortlessly share their digital memories and offered a rich, meaningful

experience for users. Eye-Fi has:

* Helped Take Geotagging Mainstream: Geotagging is a fast growing

trend, and through a partnership with Skyhook Wireless, Eye-Fi has

automated the process to make it easier and more compelling for all

consumers. Using the Wi-Fi embedded in its cards, Eye-Fi uses Wi-Fi

positioning to determine where an image was captured and adds a

geographic tag to each photo.

* Pioneered Uploads-on-the-Go to the Top Photo Sharing

Destinations: Now users can upload photos away from home at more than

10,000 Wayport hotspots with their Eye-Fi cards – even without a

computer.

* Introduced the "Eye-Fi Connected" Program: Eye-Fi has launched

the "Eye-Fi Connected" program to help other manufacturers tap into the

benefits of Eye-Fi's wireless photo sharing ecosystem. Nikon has

released two Eye-Fi connected cameras, the Nikon D60 and D90, both

optimized for Eye-Fi cards. Lexar introduced the co-branded Shoot-n-Sync

Wi-Fi(r) Memory Card that uses Eye-Fi's patent-pending technology and

online service.

* Integrated Social Networking: Eye-Fi announced integration with

Twitter and the availability of RSS feeds so users can notify their

networks in real time about recent photo uploads, and photos can be

viewed instantly.

* International Expansion: Due to high demand, Eye-Fi plans to

expand into Japan and Canada by the end of the year. Now more people

worldwide will have the ability to enjoy the benefits of Eye-Fi's

products and services.

Also announced today, the Eye-Fi Explore card was chosen as one of

Popular Science's "Best of What's New Award" recipients in the gadgets

category. Each year since 1987, the editors of Popular Science review

thousands of products in search of the top 100 tech innovations of the

year. To win, a product or technology must represent a significant step

forward in its category.

Eye-Fi's family of products include the Eye-Fi Home, Share, Share

Anniversary Edition and Explore cards with MSRPs ranging from $79-$129

USD. Eye-Fi cards can be purchased at Apple Retail Stores, Best Buy,

Circuit City and Ritz Camera Center locations nationwide, and at major

online retailers such as Amazon.com, Walmart.com and Costco.com. Eye-Fi

has garnered numerous awards, including PC World's "The 100 Best

Products of 2008" and Yahoo! Tech's "Last Gadget Standing 2008." For

more information, please visit www.eye.fi.