10-04-2005, 05:00 AM
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Swami
Join Date: Feb 2004
Posts: 4,303
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Sony Release New Memory Stick Format: Memory Stick Micro (M2)
". . . Sony Corporation today announced the development of the �Memory Stick Micro� format, an ultra-small IC recording media designed to meet the growing storage needs of highly compact, multifunctional mobile phones. . . . �Memory Stick Micro� media is approximately one-quarter the size of �Memory Stick PRO Duo� media, yet only about 1.2 mm thick. . . . Dr. Eli Harari . . . of SanDisk Corporation, said �The Memory Stick PRO format co-developed with Sony has become a highly successful product line for us due to its popularity [sic] with a wide range [sic] of consumer electronic products such as digital cameras and videogame consoles."
Firstly � the Facts. The M2 is 15�12.5�1.2 mm and can theoretically run at 160Mbs and support up to 32Gb of storage. It supports Sony's MagicGate copy-protection system and will be available in the 1st half of 2006. Secondly � the Thoughts. I am deliberately saying nothing about this fifth Memory Stick 'standard', though I can guess what some of your comments will be. ;-)
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10-04-2005, 11:26 AM
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Swami
Join Date: May 2004
Posts: 4,396
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Yippee!
Yippee! Another new memory card format! We can never have enough of them! :roll:
Steve
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10-04-2005, 12:00 PM
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Ponderer
Join Date: May 2002
Posts: 105
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Gonna be used in the new Sony 'Walkman' phone, the W800 thingy or whatever it's called, 'wide berth' springs to mind and 'barge pole'.
SONY GIVE IT UP!!!!
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10-04-2005, 12:59 PM
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Pupil
Join Date: Jan 2005
Posts: 46
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Sony, sony, sony why do they have to be so damn greedy, why can they fold into the line and use CF/SD/miniSD cards LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE!
I know variation and competition is good but in this case it's just causing problems for the end user... :|
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10-04-2005, 01:26 PM
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Thinker
Join Date: Dec 2003
Posts: 359
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[rant on]
I really have to ask myself... WHY?
They have so many friggin formats out there and all of them do what? store and write data! Imagine if they had this many versions of CD's and you had to buy the right CD media for the player....
Ugh I thought DVD's were bad enough with the + and - ratings....
I think that from now on people need to ask if these introductions will even be benifical from a user stand point... I can see the jump from CF to SD... I can's see the difference in SD vrs the mini.... I can't see the difference in the Sony DUO and the SD....
I think the person to make the most money in the world will be the first person to develop a truely universal format that is in everything..... But what fun would that be to end calling some clueless 19 year old sales person at your local Best Buy who says uh I don't know if this works with your current setup. Or the hours of pouring over solutions to make product A work with product B but only if you have solution C that is obscurely documented in about 3 off beat web pages no search engine will find unless you type in the specific prhase only it has.
Long live the palm! oh wait the ranting made me delirious sorry.....
[/rant off]
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10-04-2005, 01:30 PM
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Contributing Editor
Join Date: Sep 2006
Posts: 524
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Sony - you MORONS!!!
I love a lot of Sony hardware - I love my PSP! But Sony just can't seem to understand the value of standards. MS Duo I think is going to survive just because the psp is doing so well.
You'd think Sony would take a hint from thier stupid "mp3" players that didn't play normal mp3's, they were sure a hit (yeah right!)...I think they've finally released some mp3 players that do play mp3's but not before their electronics group had to restructure because they're not selling anything. Two reasons why, lack of innovation and propietary formats.
Is someone from Sony reading these posts? Can you explain why on earth Sony refused to use perfectly good flash memory formats? Am I the moron here? Am I missing something? Sure, the execs may think they'll make more money this way, and there are a lot of stupid people in this country (I may very well be one of them) however, I'm thinking that even most stupid people don't want additional memory formats.
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10-04-2005, 02:04 PM
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Pupil
Join Date: Dec 2004
Posts: 25
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mem
That�s probably one of the reason why Sony has not been able to be #1 in selling units lately. If they figure that SD and CF are more or less the trend they should step down from the nebulose and start making hardware compatible with it.
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10-04-2005, 02:06 PM
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Pupil
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 49
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You would think the people that brought you the Betamax would have learned the lesson about standards sometime ago... but apparently not!
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10-04-2005, 02:43 PM
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Pupil
Join Date: Jan 2005
Posts: 46
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Originally Posted by cml
You would think the people that brought you the Betamax would have learned the lesson about standards sometime ago... but apparently not!
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LOL, good point :!: :lol:
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10-04-2005, 03:11 PM
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Editorial Contributor
Join Date: Jun 2007
Posts: 5,411
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The great thing about standards is that there are enough of them that everyone can have one of their own.
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