Kodak has unveiled an 802.11b WiFi card for its Easyshare Printer Dock Plus. With the card inserted in the dock you can send pictures from a docked Easyshare camera across your wireless network, allowing you to share, display or print anywhere the signal is strong enough. The dock also becomes a wireless printer for any 802.11b-enabled computer or Easyshare camera. It should be available in June for just under $100.
So not only does Kodak not want you to go to Wal-Mart to print your photos, they don’t even want you to walk over to your computer and plug your camera in. This may fall into the category of giving us what we didn’t know we needed, or just giving us what we don’t really need, but either way it’s a strong attack in the ongoing American war on physical activity. Its been interesting watching Kodak reinvent (and save) itself as a digital imaging company, and it’s good to see that process involves innovation and not just massive layoffs.
