Eye-Fi has made the upload of digital photos from camera to computer using its wireless memory cards twice as fast. “Faster wireless uploads and the ability to add new services to your Eye-Fi card are significant advancements in making it more convenient and rewarding to save and share digital memories,” said Jef Holove, CEO of Eye-Fi. “Even better, we’re able to offer this new convenience and flexibility to current users as well as new customers.” Beginning October 5, new and existing Eye-Fi card owners can easily add features that are not already included on their cards and renew annual services.. Eye-Fi has also announced plans to expand its distribution internationally to Japan and Canada by the end of the year.

Eye-Fi Press Release

EYE-FI MAKES PHOTO UPLOADS TWICE AS FAST; LAUNCHES CUSTOMIZED SERVICE UPGRADES

Also Adds New Photo Destinations; Cards Now Available at Best Buy Stores Nationwide

PHOTOKINA, COLOGNE, Germany, Sept. 23, 2008 – Eye-Fi Inc. (www.eye.fi), makers of the world’s first wireless memory card for digital cameras, today announced enhancements to its family of Eye-Fi cards that will make the upload of digital photos from camera to computer twice as fast. The faster wireless speeds will also be made available to existing Eye-Fi users at no extra cost. In addition, users will be able to upgrade their Eye-Fi cards to add the individual services they want, including Web sharing, geotagging and hotspot access.

“Faster wireless uploads and the ability to add new services to your Eye-Fi card are significant advancements in making it more convenient and rewarding to save and share digital memories,” said Jef Holove, CEO of Eye-Fi. “Even better, we’re able to offer this new convenience and flexibility to current users as well as new customers.”

Beginning October 5, new and existing Eye-Fi card owners can easily add features that are not already included on their cards and renew annual services.  By using the updated Eye-Fi Manager Web application, users can add the following services to their cards:
• Web Sharing – Users who have an Eye-Fi Home card can add Eye-Fi’s popular Web sharing service to send photos directly from their camera to one of more than 20 online photo sharing, printing, social networking or blogging sites using a wireless network, saving the time and hassle of manually uploading from the computer. Annual service fee: $9.99.
• Geotagging – Users who have an Eye-Fi Home or Share card can add geotagging to their card.  Geotagging invisibly adds geographic information indicating where the photo was taken, allowing users to map where their memories were captured. Annual service fee: $14.99.
• Hotspot Access – Users who have an Eye-Fi Share card can upgrade their card to automatically upload photos away from home at more than 10,000 Wayport hotspots and through open hotspots.  Annual service fee: $14.99.

Also announced today, Eye-Fi users will be able to upload photos directly to one of two new online photo destinations: Apple’s MobileMe and AdoramaPix. MobileMe members can wirelessly send photos from their camera directly to their MobileMe Gallery which can then be viewed by friends and family on the Web, iPhone, iPod touch and Apple TV. Available now, users will also be able to upload photos directly from their camera to their AdoramaPix account, where they can edit, share and make prints.

As a significant nationwide expansion, Eye-Fi cards will be available for purchase at more than 900 Best Buy stores throughout the United States, as well as at Circuit City, Ritz Camera Centers and major online retail sites.

By October 5, users will be able to enjoy Eye-Fi’s faster upload speeds and service upgrades, and purchase cards from Best Buy stores nationwide.

At the Photokina trade show in Cologne, Germany, Sept. 23-28, Eye-Fi will demonstrate its family of products in booth # B19b in the USA/Canada Pavilion, Hall 4.1.

Eye-Fi’s family of products include the Eye-Fi Home, Eye-Fi Share and Eye-Fi Explore cards with MSRPs ranging from $79-$129 USD. Eye-Fi cards have garnered numerous awards, including PC World’s “The 100 Best Products of 2008” and Yahoo! Tech’s “Last Gadget Standing 2008.” For more information, please visit www.eye.fi.

Eye-Fi Plans International Expansion

Eye-Fi Will Bring the Ease of Wireless Photo Uploading to Japan and Canada

PHOTOKINA, COLOGNE, Germany, Sept. 23, 2008 – Today, Eye-Fi Inc. (www.eye.fi), makers of the world’s first wireless memory card for digital cameras, announced plans to expand its distribution internationally to Japan and Canada by the end of the year.

With an Eye-Fi card, users can wirelessly upload photos directly from their digital camera to a computer, or to online photo sharing and printing sites. 

“According to IDC, in 2006, 325 billion photos were snapped worldwide, but only 40 billion of those were shared.  That tells us that consumers worldwide need an easier way to share photos,” said Jef Holove, CEO of Eye-Fi.  “We’re excited to give users in Japan and Canada the ability to share their memories effortlessly.”

As a commitment to Japan as a strategic market, Eye-Fi has established Eye-Fi Japan KK, based in Tokyo.  Daisuke Tanaka will serve as managing director.

“Japan has always been at the center of the photography world – whether its innovations from the industry or enthusiasm from consumers,” said Tanaka.  “Eye-Fi’s expansion into Japan is a natural fit, where there is a strong appetite for innovative photography gadgets.”

Eye-Fi has won numerous awards, including PC World’s “The 100 Best Products of 2008” and Yahoo! Tech’s “Last Gadget Standing 2008” at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.  For more information, please visit www.eye.fi.

About Eye-Fi, Inc.
Founded in 2005, Eye-Fi is dedicated to building products and services that help consumers navigate, nurture and share their visual memories. Eye-Fi’s patent-pending technology works with Wi-Fi networks to automatically send photos from a digital camera to online, in-home and retail destinations. Headquartered in Mountain View, Calif., the company’s investors include LMS Capital, TransLink Capital, Opus Capital and Shasta Ventures. More information is available at www.eye.fi.

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