Eye-Fi Plans to Support YouTube
By Geoff Duncan
January 07, 2009
Eye-Fi has announced it is working on a way for users of its Wi-Fi enabled media cards to upload video directly to YouTube.
Eye-Fi us best known for making memory cards for cameras and camcorders that include integrated Wi-Fi circuitry. The idea is that users can upload their images and video to a local network without having to connect their cameras to a PC, transfer files, and lugubriously futz with their media in order to get data off their camera: take a picture, and it's ready to be transfered.
Now, Eye-Fi has announced the company is working on a way for users to wirelessly upload videos directly to both YouTube and a home computer using the Eye-Fi wireless memory cards. According to Eye-Fi, the feature will support full-resolution HD video when used with HD-capable cameras.
"Some of the most popular clips on YouTube are shot on digital cameras, rather than video camcorders," said Eye-Fi's VP of business development Ziv Gillat, in a statement. "Eye-Fi will give people the power to upload videos automatically, making it even easier for the YouTube community to post their life events, home videos, and breaking news—virtually as they happen."
Eye-Fi has not announced any release dates or pricing for the YouTube uploading capability, nor has it indicated whether the feature will be available for existing Eye-Fi cards. However, the company is showcasing the technology this week at the CES trade show in Las Vegas.