15 Facts About Eye-Fi

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Eye-Fi was a company based in Mountain View, California, that produced SD memory cards with Wi-Fi capabilities.

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Eye-Fi offered multiple models that varied in data transfer speed, storage capacity, and the provided software and other services.

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Eye-Fi was originally known for its Wi-Fi enabled SD card product line which began commercial shipments in 2007.

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4.

Since its original creation, Eye-Fi continually released upgraded versions of its hardware products, most recently the Eyefi MobiPro WiFi SD cards available in 16GB and 32GB capacities.

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5.

Eye-Fi Cards are compatible with virtually all digital cameras manufactured since 2010.

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6.

Card was designed by Eye-Fi and is manufactured in Thailand with proprietary and off-the-shelf components.

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7.

Eye-Fi said that some functions not requiring contact with its servers, such as transfer directly to a computer or mobile device and Selective Transfer, might continue to work, although this was not guaranteed.

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8.

Eye-Fi released all new software starting in June 2014 based on the Eye-Fi Mobi product line.

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9.

Eye-Fi announced in October 2015 that the apps will directly connect to cameras with built-in Wi-Fi radio modules such as GoPro, and selected models from Canon, Casio, Nikon and Olympus.

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10.

Eye-Fi Cloud provides a hub for all user devices to sync their private photo collection.

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11.

Video files transferred to Eye-Fi Cloud are saved in their original format but are transcoded into a streaming media format.

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12.

Beyond storage, Eye-Fi Cloud provides a range of features designed to simplify organization, access and sharing of private image collections.

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13.

Eye-Fi Cloud is free for one year following activation for users who purchase an Eye-Fi Mobi Pro version of the products.

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14.

In 2016, Eye-Fi Cloud was purchased by a subsidiary of the Japanese company Ricoh, and rebranded as Keenai.

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15.

Eye-Fi was founded in 2005 by Yuval Koren, Ziv Gillat, Eugene Feinberg and Berend Ozceri.

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