Best of What's New 2011

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Eye-Fi Direct Mode

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Eye-Fi SD Card Eye-Fi

Until now, using an Eye-Fi SD card to share photos and video from a camera on the Web was impossible without a Wi-Fi network. With the new X2-series cards, users can upload and e-mail shots anywhere there’s cell service. The cards establish a secure, wireless device-to-device connection between any digital camera and a supported Android or iOS handset. Photographers use a dedicated app to access the photos on the card and download them to their phone to upload to Facebook or share over e-mail. Cards from $80

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Why are we reviewing an SD card? Usually, SD cards are just there--these days, high-capacity cards are dirt-cheap and nearly disposable. They're essential, but in the same way shoelaces are essential--you replace them when you need to, but you don't give them a lot of thought. Eye-Fi's new Direct Mode for its X2 line of SD cards, though, is different. Read more