Eye-fi (Wifi on an SD card)

thibaulthalpern · 03-17-2009, 03:36 AM

Has anyone tried of the Eye-fi works on the PRS-700 to create connectivity between computer and reader via wifi?

The device I'm talking about:
http://www.eye.fi/

The eye-fi is a wifi on an SD card. It also doubles as an SD card when wifi is out of range.

dragonbone · 03-17-2009, 03:56 AM

Wow, that would be cool! Never hear of them. Will it work on a reader though?

Dedale · 03-17-2009, 04:36 AM

I thought about it but I don't think it can work flawlessly without some hack :/

dragonbone · 03-17-2009, 04:41 AM

Hey Dedale, I see you are also in Tokyo! Where did you buy your 700 from?

Dedale · 03-17-2009, 05:26 AM

A friend in Canada. He bought it and sent it via fedex. No problem with customs and very (very very very....) happy customer there ^_^

gwynevans · 03-17-2009, 05:35 AM

Isn't the connectivity just one-way, i.e. the Eye-fi card will transmit/upload from card to PC, but not the other way around?

dragonbone · 03-17-2009, 09:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dedale

A friend in Canada. He bought it and sent it via fedex. No problem with customs and very (very very very....) happy customer there ^_^

Me too! Very (very, very) happy.
I bought mine on eBay and while waiting anxiously, noticed that it was held up at Japan immigration for 4 days, (I tracked it via UPS online tracking)! I was surprised since other items I've tracked in the past always arrive at my door the same day they arrive in Japan).
I had to pay 800 Yen import tax. how about you?

Dedale · 03-17-2009, 11:03 AM

My apologies, it was with EMS in fact and it took 2 weeks. It was quite long and as it was a surprise of my wife for my birthday, she was the one who was anxious !

My friend in Canada took the insurance for the package but after that we didn't pay anything.
You were less lucky I guess, but still, 800 yen is cheap

dreams · 03-17-2009, 04:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gwynevans

Isn't the connectivity just one-way, i.e. the Eye-fi card will transmit/upload from card to PC, but not the other way around?

I looked into this and understood that also.. It looks like it transmits automatically to the PC or authorized upload site. I didn't notice that it would work in the opposite direction.

el.astrologo · 03-18-2009, 12:09 PM

Well... there's always that new gadget they are releasing for the BEBook... probably that would work better than this

03-17-2009, 03:36 AM	#1
thibaulthalpern Evangelist Posts: 478 Karma: 451808 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: California, USA Device: my two eyes, KLiiK, Sony PRS-700	Eye-fi (Wifi on an SD card) Has anyone tried of the Eye-fi works on the PRS-700 to create connectivity between computer and reader via wifi? The device I'm talking about: http://www.eye.fi/ The eye-fi is a wifi on an SD card. It also doubles as an SD card when wifi is out of range.

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03-17-2009, 03:56 AM	#2
dragonbone must love dogs Posts: 480 Karma: 1079 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Tokyo Device: Sony PRS-700, iPhone 32GB 3GS, iPad 64GB WiFi	Wow, that would be cool! Never hear of them. Will it work on a reader though?

03-17-2009, 04:36 AM	#3
Dedale Guest Star Posts: 147 Karma: 9848 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Montreal (Canada) Device: Sony PRS-700, Nook STR	I thought about it but I don't think it can work flawlessly without some hack :/

03-17-2009, 04:41 AM	#4
dragonbone must love dogs Posts: 480 Karma: 1079 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Tokyo Device: Sony PRS-700, iPhone 32GB 3GS, iPad 64GB WiFi	Hey Dedale, I see you are also in Tokyo! Where did you buy your 700 from?

03-17-2009, 05:26 AM	#5
Dedale Guest Star Posts: 147 Karma: 9848 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Montreal (Canada) Device: Sony PRS-700, Nook STR	A friend in Canada. He bought it and sent it via fedex. No problem with customs and very (very very very....) happy customer there ^_^

03-17-2009, 05:35 AM	#6
gwynevans Wizzard Posts: 1,402 Karma: 2000000 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: UK Device: iPad 2, iPhone 6s, Kindle Voyage & Kindle PaperWhite	Isn't the connectivity just one-way, i.e. the Eye-fi card will transmit/upload from card to PC, but not the other way around?

03-17-2009, 11:03 AM	#8
Dedale Guest Star Posts: 147 Karma: 9848 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Montreal (Canada) Device: Sony PRS-700, Nook STR	My apologies, it was with EMS in fact and it took 2 weeks. It was quite long and as it was a surprise of my wife for my birthday, she was the one who was anxious ! My friend in Canada took the insurance for the package but after that we didn't pay anything. You were less lucky I guess, but still, 800 yen is cheap

03-18-2009, 12:09 PM	#10
el.astrologo Groupie Posts: 164 Karma: 462 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina Device: PRS-700BC	Well... there's always that new gadget they are releasing for the BEBook... probably that would work better than this

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