The Eye-Fi is not officially sold in Singapore so you have to either get it from resellers who bought it overseas or you get it directly from Amazon. The Eye-Fi Pro X2 8 GB cost about SGD$160 when you get it from resellers in Singapore, it is more expensive, but you do not need to wait 1 to 2 weeks for it as normally they got ready stock. Amazon is cheaper but you have to wait 2 weeks (in my case) for it.

Eye-Fi is essentially a SD Card with wireless capability. Paired with a 3G Modem Router like the Huawei MiFi E585, the card will automatically upload photos to Facebook/Flickr/YouTube immediately after taking each shot wherever you go.

Do note that you need to setup your Eye-Fi card using the software provided to configure your login credentials to those sites as well as album names.

Box Front

Box Back

Box Contents

Eye-Fi With Eye-Fi USB Card Reader

Eye-Fi Pro X2 8GB

Setting up Eye-Fi on my MacBook Pro is pretty straightforward, insert the Eye-Fi card into the given Eye-Fi USB Card Reader and insert the reader into the MacBook Pro USB port and run the installer.

Setup Eye-Fi On Mac

Setup Eye-Fi On Mac

Once it is done, it will prompt you to update your Eye-Fi Center. Once that is done, Eye-Fi Helper will open and ask you to setup your Eye-Fi Center account.

You can setup all your options including sharing options, wireless options in the Eye-Fi Center.

Eye-Fi Helper

There is a difference between inserting the SD card directly into the MacBook Pro SD Card Slot and via the Eye-Fi USB Card Reader. I recommend the later one as when I insert into the SD Card Slot I can’t get Eye-Fi Helper to pass the network outgoing connections test (in order to create the account) and when I launch Eye-Fi Center it keeps hanging.

The Eye-Fi Center is written in Adobe AIR and when I launch the Eye-Fi center without plugging in my Eye-Fi card, my Eye-Fi Center will just hang and my Mac will show the spinning beach ball.

Eye-Fi Center

Eye-Fi Center Settings

Do check out the extensive screenshots I taken on the Eye-Fi Center in the gallery below.

The prices as compared to IT Show 2009 (3 months ago) are almost the same if not the same. Thumbdrive and memory cards are the same if not cheaper in Sim Lim Square anytime.

All The Things I Bought

2 Things Are Mine Only!

Damage

• Western Digital Passport Essential 320GB: SGD$105.00 (for my uncle)
• Canon Ink Combo C: SGD$53.00 (for my mom)
• Canon Ink Combo D: SGD$56.00 (for Li Xiang)
• SanDisk 8GB SDHC Memory Card: SGD$30.50 (for my boss)
• SanDisk 8GB Cruzer Titanium USB Drive: SGD$39.50
• Asus 1000HE (Black): SGD$698.00
• Asus 1000HE 2GB Ram Upgrade: SGD$39.00
• Total: SGD$1021
• Mine: SGD$776.50

PC Show 2010 will be happening on 10th June 2010 to 13th June 2010. But for now, lets focus on Comex 2009 which will happen on the 10th September 2009 to 13th September 2009 at Suntec Convention Center.