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Beta Version of Eye-Fi App for Android Phones Released

I have -- no kidding -- been just waiting for a reason to tell readers about one of the coolest gadgets on the market today, the Eye-Fi series of SD cards that uploads video and photos to your computer wirelessly. Now with the release of Eye-Fi Droid 0.8 beta, I get my chance.

Eye-Fi cards take the hassle out of connecting your camera to your computer and waiting for tons pictures to upload while you just sit there. Instead, you simply swap out your camera's old SD card for the Eye-Fi wireless version and it will upload pictures automatically to a Web service like Flickr or a networked computer of your choice.

Earlier this year, Eye-Fi released an app for the iPhone that allow users to upload images to computers or the Web directly from their phones, but there are no similar apps for Android or BlackBerry phones. However an app for Android-based phones is getting closer to reality today with the release of a beta version of Eye-Fi Droid, a server app that lets users upload images from Eye-Fi cards to Android Phones like the G1 and HTC Magic.

The Eye-Fi Droid features include:

* Load photos from Eye-Fi SD card via WiFi as well in the background

* You can use more than one card!

* Get list of Eye-Fi cards from your eye.fi account

* View a list of your uploaded photos

* Allows you to send photos via the built-programs (email, messaging, picasa, etc.). To reduce and rotate pictures (using the exif orientation) before sending

* Set photos as wallpaper, contact icon

* Has a built in photo viewer (full screen, rotate using exif orientation)

Have a look at these screenshots from the Eye-Fi Droid Web site to get a feel for how the app looks on a phone.

Here's all you need to know about installing and configuring the app so you can take it out for a test drive yourself.

• Android
• G1
• eye-fi
• sd cards

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