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SanDisk Video HD cards

Posted by: Dennis Hissink Tuesday 8th, January 2008

Consumers who own camcorders that use flash memory cards instead of tape will now be able to select the right storage media for their cameras with the debut of a video card line from SanDisk Corporation. As the first of a new category of storage media, SanDisk Video HD cards will be available in SDHC (high-capacity) and Memory Stick PRO Duo formats, and will be identified by minutes of recording time as well as by capacity. SanDisk unveiled the high performance video card product family during a press conference at the Consumer Electronics Show, where the company is exhibiting at Booth 30768 in South Hall 3 of the Las Vegas Convention Center.

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Panasonic SDHC 32GB

Posted by: Ralf Jurrien Tuesday 8th, January 2008

Panasonic, a leader in High Definition technology, announced the development of the world’s first 32 Gigabyte (GB) SD High Capacity (SDHC) Memory Card with Class 6 speed specification, perfect for recording High Definition video. With the ability to store up to eight hours of High Definition video, the Panasonic 32GB SDHC Memory Card prototype will be showcased at the 2008 International CES in Las Vegas. The newly developed card, featuring a massive 32GB of capacity is introduced in line with the huge growth in High Definition SD Camcorders and AVCHD High Definition video recording. The Panasonic 32 Gigabyte SDHC flash memory card will be available from March 2008.

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Sony 16GB Memory Stick

Posted by: Ilse Jurrien Tuesday 8th, January 2008

Sony Europe’s Recording Media & Energy (RME) division announced the expansion of its high-definition recording options with the introduction of 16GB Memory Stick PRO Duo media. The Sony Memory Stick PRO Duo large-capacity flash storage device is ideal for Sony’s new Handycam camcorders based on AVCHD technology as well as the latest high-resolution Sony cameras (Cyber-shot & Alpha digital SLR cameras). Users can store up to 110 minutes of high-definition video recorded in 1920 mode, almost 6 hours of HD video when shooting in 1440 LP mode, and more than 4000 still pictures in 10 Megapixel resolution. The Sony 16GB Memory Stick PRO Duo media will be available in March 2008.

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SanDisk microSDHC 12GB

Posted by: Ralf Jurrien Tuesday 8th, January 2008

SanDisk Corporation, the proven leader in flash memory, announced it has begun to sample 12-gigabyte (GB) microSDHC flash memory cards to major phone manufacturers for testing and evaluation. The SanDisk microSDHC 12GB card represents a 50 percent boost in card capacity from SanDisk's industry-leading 8GB microSDHC cards, which are currently available worldwide, and highlights the growing popularity of mobile phones with storage-intensive features that include music players, digital cameras, video recording and playback and GPS capabilities.

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Xias 8GB USB pen drive

Posted by: Ralf Jurrien Saturday 5th, January 2008

Xias announces a new series of USB Pen Drives. The seductive black and silver drive allows users to take photos, MP3 files, game saves and other personal data with them wherever they go. The Xias drives come in 2GB to 8GB capacity, feature a two-year warranty and will be offered in multiple color options. The Xias drives will be available soon at many well-known retail outlets. “The demand for mobile digital storage has continued to increase,” commented Rick Stans, Executive Vice President, Sales and Marketing of Norcent Technology, Inc., an authorized licensee of Xias products. “The Xias pen drive offers a simple, safe solution to the growing US consumer segment that wants to access their personal data anywhere, anytime.”

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Ridata Smart compact flash card

Posted by: Ralf Jurrien Saturday 5th, January 2008

Advanced Media, Inc., is a manufacturer and marketer of the popular Ridata brand of recordable CD and DVD media, electronic storage products, and digital media accessories. The company is introducing the first Smart Compact Flash Cards at CES 2008. Featuring high-speed access to reading and writing and up to 16GB of storage capacity, the self-monitoring CF card is ideal for virtually any flash media storage application.

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Verbatim SmartDisk portable hard disk

Posted by: Nic Rossmüller Thursday 3rd, January 2008

Leveraging the resources gained with the purchase of SmartDisk Corporation’s external hard drive (HD) assets in July 2007, Verbatim Americas, LLC launched today a whole new line of SmartDisk 2.5” Portable Hard Drives (HDs). With the new elegantly designed HDs, consumers and businesses can immediately add 120, 160, 250, or 320GB of removable capacity without having to open their computer. The palm-sized external drives will be available for both Windows and Mac users later this month with retail prices starting at US $99.00.

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SanDisk Cruzer Titanium Plus

Posted by: Dennis Hissink Wednesday 2nd, January 2008

SanDisk announced the Cruzer Titanium Plus, a USB flash drive that offers automatic online backup, giving users true peace of mind. At the CES 2008 in Las Vegas the SanDisk Cruzer Titanium Plus will be featured where SanDisk will be demonstrating new products in the Las Vegas Convention Center. With a capacity of four gigabytes, The SanDisk Cruzer Titanium Plus, is the first flash memory product from SanDisk to offer online backup. Users get the best of both worlds, with access online and offline: When the Sandisk Cruzer Titanium Plus is plugged into a computer data is always available. Through any computer connected to the internet users get quick access to their backed-up files.

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It was only some years ago that we all shake our heads with the introduction of a ‘high capacity’ card like the 1GB flash memory card. Today we have reached the point that 16GB has become reality and even 32GB storage capacity is waiting around the corner. The flash memory card is not only being used for a digital camera; the mobile market has become more important - at least in sales numbers – and the evolution is still continuing. New flash memory card formats, greater transfer speeds and higher storage capacities are key details that also changes the storage media for a digital camcorder.