Belkin and Kodak Announce New Belkin Bluetooth® USB Adapter with KODAK Picture Upload Technology, Allowing Instant Access to Camera-Phone Pictures

New Belkin Bluetooth USB Adapter features KODAK Technology that wirelessly transfers full-resolution photos from your camera phone directly to your PC

Belkin International, Inc., and Eastman Kodak Company (NYSE: EK) today introduced the Belkin Bluetooth USB Adapter with KODAK Picture Upload Technology, making it effortless to save, print, and share high-quality photos from your camera phone and stay connected with friends and family.

In addition, individuals with a Premier membership at KODAK Gallery can use the Belkin Bluetooth USB Adapter for automatic picture uploads and full-resolution online backup from their camera phone to the award-winning KODAK Gallery online service.

Statistic
According to Forrester, 93 million camera phones will be sold by 2011.* With more and more people using camera phones to take pictures, people need an easier way to transfer their high-quality photos directly to their PCs.

AVAILABILITY
Currently available in the US on the KODAK.com store, with launches in Canada and Europe to follow at a later time
Bluetooth USB Adapter with KODAK Picture Upload Technology Software (F8T012-1-KDK) – US: $49.99
Easily share pictures on your favorite sites such as KODAK Gallery, MySpace.com, and Facebook
Works seamlessly with today’s higher-resolution camera phones that are enabled with Bluetooth technology
Transfers full-resolution images automatically when users walk into Bluetooth range of their PC
Also works with other devices enabled with Bluetooth technology such as PDAs, headsets, and printers
Bluetooth Standard: Version 2.0 +EDR
Compatible with Windows XP and Vista operating systems
Click to view compatible phones.
QUOTES:

Sandra Morris, General Manager of KODAK Gallery:

Kodak is committed to making it easy for people to do more with their pictures.
We are thrilled to be working with Belkin on this new technology that will help people take more pictures, free their pictures from their camera phones, and easily share them with friends and family members.


Chris McGugan, Vice President of Product Management for Belkin International, Inc.:

Currently, people taking pictures with their camera phones have to pay to send those images, and they are also compressed, making it inconvenient for them to print and share at full resolution.
With our new Bluetooth USB Adapter with KODAK Picture Upload Technology Software, you can now wirelessly transfer full-resolution photos from your camera phone directly to your PC whenever you walk nearby.
*Cited from Forrester’s North American Consumer Technology Adoption Study 2006 Benchmark Survey

The Bluetooth name and the Bluetooth trademarks are owned by Bluetooth SIG, Inc., and are used by Belkin International, Inc., under license.

Kodak is a trademark of Eastman Kodak Company.

About Eastman Kodak Company
Kodak is the world’s foremost imaging innovator. With sales of $10.7 billion in 2006, the company is committed to a digitally oriented growth strategy focused on helping people better use meaningful images and information in their life and work. Consumers use Kodak’s system of digital and traditional products and services to take, print and share their pictures anytime, anywhere; Businesses effectively communicate with customers worldwide using KODAK Solutions for prepress, conventional and digital printing and document imaging; and Creative Professionals rely on KODAK Technology to uniquely tell their story through moving or still images.

More information about Kodak (NYSE: EK - News) is available at http://www.kodak.com