Toshiba FlashAirs, is this how I pay for retirement?

July 23, 2022 10:46 AM

I have a couple of Toshiba FlashAirs lying around my house, and was just cleaning up my office. For a laugh I wanted to know what the going rate was these days, expecting pennies. And was shocked to see 16GB SD cards selling on ebay for over £100. And here is the Amazon listing. Anyone know what gives? Do they have an alternate use?
posted by socky_puppy to Technology (3 answers total)

Best answer: Since the death of EyeFi, most of their cards ceased to work over WiFi, so the FlashAir is one of the few remaining options for WiFi-enabled SD cards that still work.

Seems like they can be used to wirelessly print to 3D printers, which may account for renewed interest in them outside of their original use in digital cameras.
posted by zsazsa at 10:57 AM on July 23, 2022 [5 favorites]

Best answer: They also work great for CPAP machine data storage (accessible via WiFi to an analysis program like OSCAR).
posted by spacewrench at 11:27 AM on July 23, 2022 [3 favorites]

No one is making a new product like this anymore. The only way to get one is to get an old one. Their primary market was cameras but that's mostly evaporated. As noted above, a few other devices can benefit from them.
posted by Nelson at 4:23 PM on July 23, 2022 [1 favorite]