12-15-2003, 07:00 PM
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SyChip To Build Combo SD Cards?
"For Wi-Fi start-ups, the road to success might be paved with a combination chip. Sychip and other Wi-Fi semiconductor manufacturers are trying to woo customers by integrating radio functions into a single chip or package, company executives said at the Micro Ventures conference taking place here this week...Plano, Texas-based Sychip, for instance, is producing samples of a product that combines a Wi-Fi module with Bluetooth, the short-range wireless networking technology."
Cool.  I believe SyChip developed the technology used in both Socket and Sandisk's SDIO Wi-Fi cards, so if anyone can pull it off, they can. However, I'm still waiting for the SDIO Wi-Fi plus memory solution.
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12-15-2003, 07:10 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2004
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Wish HP had used this process for their SD camera. :idea:
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12-15-2003, 07:45 PM
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I still don't understand why people would want a wireless card with integrated flash memory. I only insert my wifi card when I need wireless, but would want it inserted the whole time if it had flash storage. I don't want a bulky antenna poking out of my PPC all of the time, and don't want to have to manually turn the radio on or off.
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12-15-2003, 07:57 PM
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Mystic
Join Date: Dec 2003
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Originally Posted by David Prahl
I still don't understand why people would want a wireless card with integrated flash memory. I only insert my wifi card when I need wireless, but would want it inserted the whole time if it had flash storage. I don't want a bulky antenna poking out of my PPC all of the time, and don't want to have to manually turn the radio on or off.
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I agree 100% with you David. The last thing I want is something sticking out of my PPC, it's just asking to get broken, especially a flimsy SD card.
It seems to me that if you need wireless connectivity and want to retain extra memory, it's essential to either get a two slot device or one with the wireless built in.
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