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Canon media storage device M30

Posted by: Ilse Jurrien Tuesday 26th, September 2006

Canon today launches the portable Canon Media Storage M30 device. Designed with EOS and other digital photographers in mind, the units feature a large ultra-bright 3.7-inch TFT screen with 160º viewing angle for image and video review, and a 30GB hard disk to store digital images, movie and sound files of various file formats. The Canon M30 unit features a USB 2.0 Hi-Speed interface and slots for CF and SD cards. With its tough, robust magnesium alloy body and intuitive navigation familiar to EOS owners, the Canon M30 media storage device adds an important link to the workflow chain of professional photojournalists and photographers on location, outdoor and expedition shoots.

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Pretec 16GB CompactFlash card

Posted by: Mark Peters Tuesday 26th, September 2006

Pretec, world record holder of the highest capacity flash memory cards of CF card (12GB), USB Flash Drive (16GB), and Secure Digital card (8GB), has now released 16GB CF card, the first and highest capacity CompactFlash card in the world today at Photokina 2006 (Booth Hall 6, A069). The demand for higher capacity and better performing flash cards has been increasing in our daily lives with introduction of ever higher resolution digital cameras and the emergence of new multimedia appliances and industrial applications. Over the last 10 years CompactFlash has seen a 4,000 times increase in capacity from the first announcement of Pretec 4MB CompactFlash card to today’s 16 GB.

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GigaBank 120GB External Hard Disk

Posted by: Mark Peters Tuesday 26th, September 2006

I/OMagic launched its GigaBank Ultra 120, a portable hard disk drive with single-touch back-up operation today. The 2.5" 120GB portable hard drive disk is perfect for the "on the go" lifestyle. The GigaBank Ultra 120 is small enough to take anywhere conveniently and will hold any data -- from essential business files to photos and music. Introductory MSRP is $159.99. I/OMagic Corporation, a leading provider of data storage products, announced today that it has expanded its mobile storage line-up with the availability of a GigaBank Ultra 120, a portable hard disk drive with a push-button back-up operation. The 2.5" 120GB portable hard drive disk is perfect for the “on the go” lifestyle.

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Microdia 4GB SDHC

Posted by: Mark Peters Monday 25th, September 2006

Microdia is now taking orders for its latest 4.0GB SDHC cards; with estimated delivery of within 1 week from receipt of order confirmation. Having a suggested retail price of around 170 USD, this new Microdia memory card conforms to the SD memory card Ver.2.00 standard introduced by the SD Card Association earlier this year. With a capacity of 4.0GB, this new Microdia SDHC card can store more than 2,000 high-resolution pictures, more than 1,000 digital songs or up to 8 hours of MPEG 4 digital video. No doubt, this card will meet the requirements of the most demanding digital photographers. Microdia confirms that the new Secure Digital HC cards will be 100% fully compatible with SDHC devices.

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Kingston content-on-card program

Posted by: Ilse Jurrien Sunday 24th, September 2006

Kingston Technology Company, Inc., today announced the availability of a new content-on-card program to support the needs of companies wanting to add value to their products or promotions by using customized Kingston Flash memory cards and USB drives. The new program offers custom content loading, packaging and logistics for digital entertainment producers, software developers and any business that wants to provide content on new media to gain a competitive edge and deliver a unique solution in any market using today's latest portable storage media. Kingston's reputation for quality products and longstanding relationships with suppliers ensures the continuity and reliability.

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ExpressCard 34 CompactFlash adapter

Posted by: Mark Peters Sunday 24th, September 2006

Delkin, makers of high quality digital photography products and accessories today announced the new ExpressCard 34 CompactFlash adapter. This versatile adapter enables the fastest data transfer from a CompactFlash memory card to the new Apple MacBook Pro and PC laptops with an ExpressCard slot. Eric Richter, Delkin's Marketing Manager explained, "Many digital photographers use laptops in their workflow and the ExpressCard is the new standard for laptops. Our Delkin eFilm ExpressCard 34 CompactFlash adapter works in both 34 and 54 mm ExpressCard slots, including the popular Apple MacBook Pro. With a transfer rate of up to 20 MB/s, it is the perfect tool for a photographer’s workflow."

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Hama SD for MobileNavigator 6

Posted by: Ilse Jurrien Tuesday 19th, September 2006

“… turn left after 300 metres” commands a friendly voice to the driver. Unfortunately, you can no longer turn left as the street has been blocked off since the navigation system was purchased. Those who would like to avoid such frustrating moments and also would like to drive along the newly opened bypasses must depend on current map materials. Starting at the end of September, Hama’s elaborate distribution channels will provide four upgrade versions for PNAs (Personal Navigation Assistant), thus allowing you to upgrade to the latest Navigon software MobileNavigator 6. Preinstalled on the SD memory cards, the upgrades are suitable for most mobile devices.

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Samsung 40nm NAND flash memory

Posted by: Ilse Jurrien Tuesday 19th, September 2006

Samsung Electronics Co., the world leader in advanced semi-conductor technology solutions, announced major component technology advancements including the 40-nanometer (nm) 32-Gigabit (Gb) NAND flash, the first prototype of the next-generation of memory PRAM (Phase-change Random Access Memory), and a new System-on-Chip controller for the soon-to-be-released Hybrid Hard Disk Drive. “The phenomenal shift in the popularity of digital products that we are experiencing today is rooted in the virtually non-stop string of advances being seen in semiconductor technology,” said Dr. Chang Gyu Hwang, president and CEO of Samsung Electronics’ at its sixth annual press conference held at the Shilla Hotel.

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If there is one segment of the digital imaging market that is booming today it is the storage market. Large capacity portable hard drives and USB flash drives have become standard media for diverse data. The flash memory market is almost exploding and after having the possibility to get direct success from the large world wide digital camera market, the biggest increase of demand will have to come yet. The mobile phone market is one of the largest, if not largest, storage markets in today's digital world and almost every new mobile phone incorporates a card slot for a flash memory card. Storage media like CompactFlash, Secure Digital and Memory Stick are still going strong, but new formats like miniSD, microSD, Memory Stick Duo and Reduced MultiMedia Card are getting more market share due to the success of the mobile phone. And not only the type of cards have increased, the read and write speed have increased as well. The SanDisk Extreme IV CompactFlash card is today's fastest flash memory card in the world.

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