14 DAY TRIAL // Although the idea of being able to transfer digital photos from one's digital camera directly onto a computer or the Internet is not exactly new, Alereon and Spectec have decided to launch their own technology enabling such a level of functionality, called CameraJet. The Spectec CameraJet Wireless Solution consists of the SDU-7200 Wi-Jet SD card and the SDU-7500 Wi-Jet USB dongle, both being powered by the Alereon ECMA and ISO standard AL6000 Ultra Wideband chipset.
The Spectec Wireless CameraJet solution is designed to allow digital still camera (DSC) and digital video camcorders (DVC) to quickly and easily wirelessly connect to HDTVs, PCs, digital media adapters and mass storage devices to transfer and view pictures or stream videos without removing the media.
Spectec’s solution includes a dual-port FLASH memory controller and SD host/device controller which allow the UWB system to access and wirelessly transmit media directly from FLASH memory without using the camera’s processor.
Set up is easy, since users simply have to insert the SD card into the DSC or DVC SD card slot, plug a small USB dongle in the PC or hard drive and it’s ready to go.
“One of the biggest bottlenecks in our new mobile world is moving and viewing data from mobile devices,” said Eric Broockman, Alereon’s CEO, adding that “Spectec’s innovative SD technology provides the ability to combine the on-chip FLASH controller and the SD host/device controller on a single SD card.”
“We have been looking for an ideal wireless technology to provide users with a fast and simple way to get their media from their mobile devices either to their hard drives or to their personal computers,” said S.T Joung, General Manager of Spectec.
“The Alereon solution is fast, easy to use, requires no drivers and gives us superior performance vs. WiFi. For consumers this is a great way to finally wirelessly access your media,” concluded Mr. Joung.
Unfortunately, the Spectec CameraJet solution is only sampling now, with production in February 2011, which means that it won't probably become commercially available before Q3.