New 32GB FlashAir cards simplify wireless photo sharing between devices and social media sites
Düsseldorf, 13th November 2013 – Toshiba Electronics Europe has expanded its range of next-generation FlashAirTM wireless LAN SD cards, with the launch of a 32GB[1] SD card. The card also features a new “internet pass-through” mode that further simplifies photo sharing. Once a mobile device is connected to the FlashAir card, the internet pass-through functionality enables the device to access the internet via a wireless access point.
Digital cameras have achieved immense popularity, and users want a quick and easy way to share photographs with friends and to transfer them to online storage services, social media and other devices. Toshiba's FlashAir SD cards were the first to answer that need by embedding wireless LAN functionality into an SDHC[2] card and support peer-to-peer transfers.
Connecting to FlashAir is now easier than ever, and the card owner can restrict and allow which photos to share. Photographs and movies stored on the memory cards can be accessed wirelessly from PCs as well as mobile devices running both iOS and Android with apps available to download from the iTunes app store and GooglePlay.
With previous versions of the FlashAir firmware, when a smartphone or tablet was connected to a FlashAir SDHC card, it was disconnected from the internet as those devices can only connect to one WiFi network at a time and the FlashAir card did not provide internet access. This led to users having to swap between the FlashAir card and WiFi connections when they wanted to upload an image to a social media site.
The inclusion of the internet pass through mode in the new firmware removes the need for users to swap between a WiFi connection and the FlashAir card when uploading images.
This new functionality will also be made available for the recently introduced 8GB and 16GB Speed Class 10 FlashAir cards[3] running earlier firmware versions, which can be updated by using the Firmware Update Tool. The update tool will be available to download from the 18th November at http://www.toshiba-memory.com/cms/en/products/wireless-sd-cards/flashair-wireless-sd-card.html.
For more information about FlashAir wireless SDHC cards and other NAND Flash products, please visit: http://www.toshiba-memory.com.
Part number |
SD-F32AIR(BL8 |
Product number |
THNSW032GAA-B |
Capacity |
32GB |
Speed Class |
Class 10 |
Compliant Standard |
SD Memory Card Standard Ver. 4.00 |
Wireless LAN Standard |
IEEE802.11 b/g/n |
Wireless LAN Security |
WEP, TKIP, AES (WPA, WPA2) |
Product Requirements |
Devices |
Devices compatible with SDHC Memory Card |
Browser |
All common browsers including Internet Explorer and Safari |
Applicable Formats |
Various data formats (e.g. .jpg, .mpg, .raw etc.) |
Power Supply Voltage |
2-7 – 3.6V |
Operating Environment |
Temperature: -25°C to 85°C
Humidity: 95%RH @ 25°C (no condensation) |
Exterior Dimensions |
32.0mm(L) x 24.0mm(W) x 2.1mm(H) |
Weight |
Approx. 2g |
Availability |
Now available in Europe |
[1] One Gigabyte (1GB) means 109 = 1,000,000,000 bytes. Available storage capacity (including examples of various media files) will vary based on file size, formatting, settings, software and operating system and other factors.
[2] SDHC memory cards can be used only in SDXC or SDHC compliant devices integrating FAT32 file format.
[3] Please note, internet pass-through mode is not available for first-generation, Speed Class 6 FlashAir cards.
