Faithful reader Nathan sends in the high-tech "hack" he set up for instantly microcasting the pictures from his son’s birthday:
I recently received an eye-fi card
– an SD card w/ WiFi capability (Wired’s covered it previously). As pics are taken they’re uploaded directly to the PC and any of quite a few photo sharing sites, incl. Picasa, though I use Sharpcast.After setting up the album on Sharpcast earlier in the day, I hooked up our TV (which has a VGA input) to a laptop in the house and set the album on a full screen slideshow. As I took pictures they were displayed within a few minutes on screen for the kids and parents to see. This also let the grandparents watch the party in near-realtime instead of needing to wait until the end of the day when I managed to get my way to the PC.
Thanks, Nathan! Indeed, this technology is amazing, and I can’t wait to see more creative uses. Think about it: if you had a laptop with an EVDO card with you, you could easily do the same thing while mobile!
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