01-29-2004, 09:00 PM
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Editor Emeritus
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Yet Another Memory Card Format!?
"A consortium of consumer electronics manufacturers next week will unveil a format for memory cards that will be smaller than Secure Digital (SD) cards, which are the size of postage stamps. The cards will connect to computers and other devices through a universal serial bus connector. The format is the brainchild of a newly founded group called the Universal Transportable Memory Association (UTMA), Michael Minneman, a spokesman for the group, told CNET News.com on Wednesday."
Another format? :evil: As if the miniSD and xD aren't enough? Are they deliberately doing this to torture users? I'm curious how many of you use xD as it is...
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01-29-2004, 09:20 PM
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Philosopher
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So small I could lose it. :?
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01-29-2004, 09:33 PM
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Theorist
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I could see a USB style memory card. That would force all of the PPC vendors to put in a frigg'n USB host controller. A PPC would then only have to support USB, not CF, SD, Memory stick, ... It would have to be at least USB2 to be of any use.
We'll just have to wait and see if it takes off !!!
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01-29-2004, 09:34 PM
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Theorist
Join Date: Mar 2004
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Ugh, I was forced to limit my recent digital camera choice to one that accepts only SD so that I can use my 512MB - soon 1GB SD with both my XDA II and my camera. 
-arebelspy
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01-29-2004, 09:35 PM
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Flash memory? Does that need a trenchcoat? :mrgreen: :alfdance:
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01-29-2004, 09:36 PM
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Editor Emeritus
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Quote:
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Originally Posted by egads
We'll just have to wait and see if it takes off !!!
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But there is a huge installed base of CF and SD, so I don't see this as doing anything except further fragmentation. I don't know; we'll see...
--janak
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01-29-2004, 09:37 PM
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Philosopher
Join Date: Apr 2004
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SD Small Enough
SD is small enough. and things I woud rather see/spend resources on:
LARGER and CHEAPER SD cards.
FASTER SD Cards and readers.
SD is small enough I lose them already.
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01-29-2004, 09:53 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2003
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I would think that a small memory specification would be helpful in ultra small devices such as watches, wireless earpieces and god knows what else they are thinking of.... Even SD would be too big to fit into a watch and we all know it's just a matter of time for them to have cameras built-in.
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01-29-2004, 10:01 PM
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Philosopher
Join Date: Feb 2004
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They do have camera watches. I remember seeing one two years ago.
I can see this new... (I will nickname it) TooSmall card fitting in watches. It would be useful in Fossil's (dare I say it :evil: ) Palm PDA watch.
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01-29-2004, 10:03 PM
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Pupil
Join Date: Dec 2003
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Is it free and has bling bling on it?
If not, I won't buy it. :mrgreen:
(anybody notices SD is cheaper than XD by now? so much for the promised XD will be much cheaper than anything else out there.)
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