James Fee
06-09-2005, 01:00 AM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.livedigitally.com/?p=229' target='_blank'>http://www.livedigitally.com/?p=229</a><br /><br /></div><i>"When working around the house, you can’t beat the trusty adjustable wrench to loosen a wide variety of nuts and bolts. A good wrench replaces a whole toolbox of metric and standard wrenches, both open ended, and closed. There is an ever increasing myriad of devices using all sorts of flash cards. In fact, I wrote an article just on flash cards a few months back. With so many different cards used in MP3 players, digital cameras, PDA’s, and now even cell phones, clearly a better tool is needed to deal with the chaos and clutter of so many wires, adaptors, and single card readers. (Note to manufacturers: While it may be profitable, there is truly NO need for at least the next decade to introduce any more memory card formats!) Enter the 15 in 1 flash card reader. Today, we’re looking at two versions of the device, one from Belkin, and the other from Kensington. They both promise to be the trusty combo wrench of flash cards- and with the piles of cards and wires around, I could definitely use it. Let’s see how each accomplishes its mission."</i><br /><br /> <img src="http://www.digitalmediathoughts.com/images/kensington15n1.jpg" /> <br /><br />Its pretty amazing to think that there are at least 15 different ways to get data off of portable devices. I limit myself to Firewire, USB, CF and SD, so this is way overkill for me but if you have two or three different card readers and a ton of cables hanging off of your desk, either the Belkin or Kensington 15 in 1 Flash Card readers should do the trick.