06-01-2003, 05:10 PM
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Sage
Join Date: Jun 2003
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SanDisk Begins Sales of Mini SD Cards in Japan
"Removable flash memory card developer SanDisk said Thursday that it has begun selling miniSD cards in Japan. MiniSD is a smaller version of the Secure Digital card and is intended for use in cell phones and small portable digital audio players. The first mobile phones with built-in slots for the miniSD cards are hitting the Japanese market with NTT DoCoMo leading the way with its 505i phone. SanDisk is selling the $24, 32MB card initially with higher capacities, up to 256MB, due out later this year."
Yay, yet another format! :roll: My response to this is a big shrug. What, SD cards are too big? We need a memory format that's the size of a thumbnail? Imagine dropping one of these in a crowded room - it'd be like losing a contact lens - "okay everybody don't move! I need help finding my miniSD card!"
I only hope that the miniSD to SD adapter alluded to in this thread will be a reality - and included with every miniSD card.
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06-01-2003, 05:43 PM
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Thinker
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 390
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Wait, let me count for a sec, we have:So that's 11... are there any others? 8O
UPDATE: Forgot about xD! :wink:
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06-01-2003, 06:06 PM
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Philosopher
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 541
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One format doesn't work for all though.. ie CompactFlash isn't good for those ultra small digicams. MMC and SD are more or less the same thing too.
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06-01-2003, 06:26 PM
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Pontificator
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 1,468
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Originally Posted by pocketpcdude1024
Wait, let me count for a sec, we have:
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Lets make that list a little simpler shall we?
- Compact Flash, CUD - compatible standards.
- Secure Digital, MultiMedia Card, Mini-SD, RS-MMC - all varieties of the one basic format - meaning all can be used in a standard SD slot.
- Memory Stick, MS Duo, MS Pro - any recent Memory Stick slot will be able to take all of these
- Smart Media, xD - xD is essentially the replacement for the (rapidly becoming) defunct SmartMedia card
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06-01-2003, 06:43 PM
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Ponderer
Join Date: Jun 2002
Posts: 59
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it'd be cool if ppc's used one of these smaller memory cards (xD maybe) for the ppc's internal memory (the inernal program/storage memory). SDs and CF could still be used on the ppc, but just as external storage like they are now
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06-01-2003, 07:05 PM
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Philosopher
Join Date: Jan 2003
Posts: 539
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is miniSD the same as that "picture sd" a couple of digicam manufacturers have started using?
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06-01-2003, 07:14 PM
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Oracle
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 899
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Don't forget PC Card flash memory 
Also how much flash storage do you think they can squeeze into the venerable 3.5" floppy form factor? :mrgreen: I remember Smart Media, MS, SD, etc have a 3.5" FD adapter.
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06-01-2003, 07:41 PM
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Pontificator
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 1,468
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Of course there are Compact Flash adaptors (existing or planned) for SD, xD, SmartMedia...
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06-01-2003, 07:50 PM
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Thinker
Join Date: Feb 2002
Posts: 321
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I'm still waiting for those Panasonic SD to CF adapters that they've had over there for a while to hit the US . . .
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06-01-2003, 08:05 PM
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Oracle
Join Date: May 2003
Posts: 984
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Re: SanDisk Begins Sales of Mini SD Cards in Japan
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Originally Posted by Crystal Eitle
"Yay, yet another format! :roll: My response to this is a big shrug. What, SD cards are too big? We need a memory format that's the size of a thumbnail? Imagine dropping one of these in a crowded room - it'd be like losing a contact lens - "okay everybody don't move! I need help finding my miniSD card!"
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But I think that this would be great in a wristwatch-sized device. A runner's watch that could keep your entire exercise history on a SD card? Or a wristwatch that might provide MP3 play capability? That might be nice!
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