Read SD cards on your iPhone with ZoomIt [IPhone]
Remember all those clever iPhone peripherals that we were supposed to see with firmware 3.0? Well ZoomIt is among the first. It’s an SD card reader for the iPhone and iPod touch.
Used in conjunction with the ZoomIt app, the dongle connects through the iPhone’s dock connector to load photos, music and miscellaneous files (like PowerPoint, PDF and anything else supported by iPhone OS) from an SD card.
If nothing else, it’s a handy way to extend your iPhone’s storage in a pinch, or simply backup your photos on vacation without lugging around a laptop (which is my particular reason for excitement here). You can pre-order the ZoomIt for $50 now. It’ll actually be available this April. [ZoomIt via iLounge]
Mark Wilson
Via Gizmodo
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Remember all those clever iPhone peripherals that we were supposed to see with firmware 3.0? Well ZoomIt is among the first. It’s an SD card reader for the iPhone and iPod touch.
Repeat after me: The iPhone is not a computer.
brodie7838
Shame the wedsite doesn’t even have an FAQ or information page. You have to email them for more info. I’ll wait till someone does a hands-on review..
CrispyAardvark
@Polybius: Or if EyeFi made software for the iPhone that communicated directly with an EyeFi to automatically copy images to the iPhone right after being taken.
moo083
Well that solves the no SD slot on the iPad. One complaint down many more to go.
jsbaugh
Music? Like can it magically add music to the iPod app now? Or is it simply a file browser and you listen to songs one by one?
pantsonfireliarliar
This is great. Can’t wait to see more 3rd party periphirals that take advantage of this.
justinpe
@PurpleMonkeyDishwasher:: MicroSD would be great. I hope that is in the iPhone 4.
if not, I assume peripherals will soon become more robust and we will have an external storage option soonish
Nikkoli
@PurpleMonkeyDishwasher:: yeah, but there’s lot more money in license it to third party with out doing any work and raking in the $$. That’s why there isn’t on in ipad either.
os_2
Now that the iPad has been announced I guess silly dongles are the next must-have fashion accessory.
TheTechnocrat
Don’t forget the iPad.
This looks pretty great. I wish it was cheaper though…
Why back up photos like this when you can swap out another SD card for dirt cheap and back up when you get home?
Jesse Scroggins
@Polybius: I still think they should have just added a microSD slot. How hard is that really?
PurpleMonkeyDishwasher:
Will I be able to dump my AVI files from my DSLR? Because if so, I’ll preorder ASAP.
FauxFilms
Woohoo! Now we can carry pr0n on the SD card!
vf34wrx
Oh if only it was more streamlined (like folding around onto the back) it would be great for a more regular storage space extension!
Polybius