Eye-Fi gets social with the Eye-Fi View online picture portal

Yeah, we know. E-mail is like so 1999. Kids today are all about their tweets and their texts, but if grandma can decode a digital picture at all pretty much the only way she’s going to get it is via e-mail, and Eye-Fi is making that easier. It’s launched Eye-Fi View, an online sharing site not unlike your Picasas or your Flickrs , except that pictures are (nearly) instantly and automatically uploaded straight from the camera, where they can be shared (or not shared) with others. Users can also set up e-mail alerts so that grandma can get a private link to Gerard’s graduation photos. Eye-Fi View is free if you don’t mind your pictures disappearing after seven days, but if you want unlimited storage for an unlimited time you’ll need to step up to the $4.99 monthly or $49.99 annual plans. The disembodied hand? We’re pretty sure that’s not included. Continue reading Eye-Fi gets social with the Eye-Fi View online picture portal Eye-Fi gets social with the Eye-Fi View online picture portal originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 28 Oct 2010 07:58:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink

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