This is probably the first charging port accessory that I’ve found interesting. It works a lot like the USB-based SD card readers you likely use with your desktop machines, but this one plugs right into the charging port on your iPhone and interfaces with its own custom-made app to view, share, and transfer your media. If the software really is as capable as it sounds, then there are quite a few possibilities that this little gadget opens up.
You’re apparently quite free to move files to and from the card and the in-app File Manager. However, the standard Apple limitations still apply: the only external app that ZoomIt can interface with is the camera and camera roll. You can save pictures straight to the SD card, and you can transfer photos between the camera roll and SD card. Everything else has to be done shared or viewed within the ZoomIt app. I’d usually use Pastebot to transfer files to and from my MacBook Pro, but when you’re out and about – or at somebody else’s house if you have real friends (I’m working on this) – then transferring via SD is much easier than convincing your friend to please buy-a-Mac-and-install-PastebotSync, please.
ZoomIt isn’t out yet, but you can pre-order it (supposedly ships April) now for $60, and the app is available for free on the App Store. By the way, I looked at the App Store and somebody has already reviewed the app and given it five stars. I wonder what “Rava68″ did with the ZoomIt app without using an SD card…
[via Wired]
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No compact flash means no use to me and a whole lot of other people.
True, but I’d say that SD cards are the safer bet for most users. Compact flash seems like DSLR crowd and they’d likely shoot in RAW, which the iPhone couldn’t even view.
I thought this would be a great accessory as well. The only reason I needed a computer the last time I was on vacation was to clean up my camera memory cards. With this, I could take just the iPhone anywhere and be set. I was a little unsure as to how accessible the pictures would be so I sent them an email with a few questions for clarification. If I hear back, I'll post; I'm sure many people are quite interested in this.
yeah, interested to see what they've got to say – although for my uses, I'm still alright with just emailing pics or uploading them to Flickr, so I didn't bother with a support email.
I tried the app with a sd card reader but no show . I’d order the Zoom port today if I knew it wasn’t going to be obsolete in a month . and that it works with the iPad . I can’t think how apple would approve the app. without acknowledging the functionality !
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