PhoneNews has the latest status on Spectec’s SDW-823, the world’s first microSD Wi-Fi card.
Spectec originally announced the device for sale last August and initially intended to ship it before 2008. However, Spectec encountered both “marketing strategy and some technical issues” which prevented its launch. Spectec now expects to complete the SDW-823 in May, submit it for regulatory approval through June, and launch the device in July.
The Eye-Fi SD card, which also holds 2-gigabytes, has been getting good reviews. Taking pictures is no different than with a standard SD card.
If a wireless network requires a username besides a password — which is common at a public Wi-Fi hotspot or on a secure corporate network — you’re out of luck. The software wants only a WEP or WPA encryption key. But the Eye-Fi is said to work great on what it was designed for — the wireless home network.
The software lets you choose a hard drive folder to store your photos, but you can also have them appear on a growing list of Internet-based photo sharing sites including Facebook, Shutterfly and Picasa and online retailers such as RitzPix, Costco and Wal-Mart.
Web site user names and passwords are stored on the card so pictures can upload to the Web — even when your computer is turned off.
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