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Eye-Fi Mobile X2: $79.99

Is it worse to run out of memory on your camera or run out of gas in your car? Both show you’re stubborn, lazy and/or forgetful. Both are annoying and embarrassing. But while the fuel problem is about not filling, the photo issue is about not emptying. That’s right, Mr. I Use My Camera Like a Digital Wallet, learn this word: Offload! You actually can create ample space for shooting images, while ensuring they’re still accessible and always backed up.

Eye-Fi’s new Mobile X2 technology is an 8GB Speed Class 6 SDHC memory card with built-in Wi-Fi b/g/n. If your camera is SDHC-friendly, it’s compatible. It comes with a USB card reader that makes installation easy. From your computer, you program the card to connect to your network — you can specify up to 32 private networks — and it’s all set for transferring media.

As you take pictures and video, it automatically sends them to a specified folder on your computer (for back-up), the Eye-Fi Center (desktop software for managing your options) and/or all your favorite online sharing sites. It even sends you an email, text, Facebook update or tweet letting you know your images successfully uploaded, meaning you can view them from any online computer or smart phone. Or with Direct Mode, you can skip the middle man and send JPEGs and videos right to your Android or iOS device.

Among the bevy of above-mentioned options in the Eye-Fi Center, you can selectively share only certain images from your camera. It’s where you add networks and sharing sites. And for Endless Memory mode, you specify the percentage of capacity at which it starts freeing up space by offloading, Mr. I May Never Have to Buy Another Memory Card for My Camera Again.