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With the help of your wireless home network, you can accomplish more with your digital imaging devices. We’ll show you which devices you can connect to your Wi-Fi network so that you can transfer, upload, print, and share your favorite snapshots and videos, without being tethered by cords.
Display Unlimited Photos Wireless digital photo frames create slideshows by using your wireless home network to access the pictures saved on your computer. So, if you have a large number of photos, a wireless digital frame makes it easier to enjoy them because you don’t have to spend time transferring your favorites to a memory card or flash drive that needs to be plugged into the frame. Some wireless digital frames can connect to the Web to stream pictures and slideshows from select photo-sharing sites, so you can enjoy other members’ photo albums in addition to your own. Perfect For: Those who want to display all their favorite digital photos in one frame, rather than many.
Wirelessly Offload Pictures & Videos Wireless memory cards, such as the Eye-Fi Share ($79.99; www .eye.fi), can wirelessly transfer pictures from the card to your computer over one of the 32 preferred wireless networks that you program into the card. This means you won’t have to use a card reader or cable connection to upload your pictures and videos to your computer. Some wireless memory cards even let you directly upload your pictures to a variety of online photo- and video-sharing sites when you’re within range of one of your preferred networks. Perfect For: Situations where you want to quickly upload your photos, such as when you’re staying with your daughter and can’t wait to share pictures of your new grandchild online.
Stream Photos To Your Home Theater Show off your best pictures and most memorable videos to the whole family by displaying them on your HDTV. Many HDTVs are Internet-connectable, which means they can connect to the Internet via your wireless home network or an Ethernet cable. This gives your HDTV access to Instant Content that can be streamed directly to your HDTV, including pictures and videos from online photo- and video-sharing Web sites. Perfect For: Turning your living room into an art gallery with the pictures and videos you stream from the Web.
Print Photos Wirelessly Chances are, you’ll want to make prints of your favorite pictures to give as gifts or use in scrapbooking projects. By adding a wireless photo printer to your home network, everyone in the family can wirelessly print pictures from their own PCs, even if each computer is in a different room of the house. And because there aren’t cables that connect a wireless printer to a single PC, you can put the printer in a location that’s convenient for everyone. Perfect For: Families who want to print their favorite pictures from several different computers. by Kris Glaser Brambila
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