We know that Sony digital products only use memory stick expansions cards. Well, it is about to change. Sony announced that will launch its first Compact Flash memory card. The initial line-up will include CompactFlash Type I cards with 66x and 133x transfer speeds and capacities between 1GB and 4GB. The products will be branded as part of Sony's á100 D-SLR camera system.
Sony showed at CES in Las Vegas an 8 GB Memory Stick Pro Duo. The 8 GB MSX-M8GS Memory Stick model will store approximately 1,500 10 megapixels images, more than 18 hours of video at 768 Kb per seconds in MPEG4 compression; and 2,000 songs in the MP3 format at 128 kbps with an average of four minutes per song. It will be available next month for USD 300.
Corsair unveiled the new TWIN2X2048-10000C5DF DOMINATOR memory kits. According to the manufacturer, it is designed for overclocking and achieving the highest frequency in mind. It has speed of 1250 MHz and its latency timings are 5-5-5-15-2T. It comes with an Airflow fan for cooling. Available in 2GB kits by the end of January.
Toshiba has increased its SD memory cards' line with a 4 GB Class 6 SDHC Card; a 4 GB Class 4 miniSDHC Card; and a 2 GB microSD Card. The new SDHC and miniSDHC Cards will be available from March, and the microSD will be launched next April.
The Class 6 rating guarantees a write speed of 6 MB/s; and the Class 4 sustains a write speed of 4 MB/s.
A-DATA Technology released the Turbo Series 120x Compact Flash card with Windows Vista ReadyBoost support. The card comes in 512 MB, 1 GB, 2 GB, 4 GB and 8 GB sizes.
The Windows ReadyBoost can improve system performance using a removable flash memory device.
According to manufacturer's release, the Windows ReadyBoost 'is a technology built into Windows Vista that caches disk reads onto a flash memory device. Once activating this feature, Windows Vista will create a readyboost.sfcache file on the flash memory device. ReadyBoost does not cache file writes—it is a write-through cache. Windows ReadyBoost can improve system performance because it can retrieve data kept on the flash memory faster than it can retrieve data kept on the hard disk drive, decreasing the time you need to wait for your PC to respond. Combined with Window SuperFetch technology, this can help drive impressive improvements in system responsiveness. The Windows ReadyBoost Technology will speed up system performance, reduce HDD Read/Write times to increase HDD life, and save power for notebooks using a battery, with Windows Vista certified devices.'
Crucial Technology released CrossFire Certified Ballistix and Ballistix Tracer DDR2 memory modules, which have been tested to ensure interoperability, reliability and stability in AMD standards. They are available in 512 MB and 1 GB modules, as well as in 1 GB and 2 GB kits.
Ballistix and Ballitix Trade feature two models each. The Ballistix DDR2 PC2-8000 has timings of 5-5-5-15 and voltage of 2.2 V. The Ballistix PC2-5300 has timings of 3-3-3-12 and voltage of 2.2 V.
The PC2-5300 Ballistix Tracer has memory timings of 3-3-3-12 and voltage of 2.2 V. And the DDR2 PC2-6400 Ballistix Tracer has latencies of 4-4-4-12 and voltage of 2.2 V.
TwinMOS has just launched the new TwiSTER DDR2-850 CL5 over-clocking DRAM modules.It has frequency of 850 MHz, low CL value and an aluminum heat-sink. Available in 512 MB and 1 GB modules.
Corsair announced the availability of the New 16 GB Flash Voyager USB drive. With 16 GB, consumers can storage the equivalent of close to 4 DVDs or 20 CDs. The drive is bootable, which means users can store a full version of Windows OS and configure the PC to boot from USB. It reads at 22 MB/s and writes at 7 MB/s.
SanDisk and Sony announced the 'Memory Stick PRO-HG' format, an expanded format from the 'Memory Stick PRO'. This new Duo-sized card ups the maximum storage capacity to 32GB and uses an 8-bit parallel interface in addition to a conventional serial and 4-bit parallel interface. It has a 60 MHz clock frequency and supports data transfer speed up to 480Mbps, three times faster as that of 'Memory Stick PRO' media. The minimum write speed at 8-bit parallel transfer is 120 Mbps, or 15MB/s.
Kingston today announced the availability of two new DDR2 memory modules. The PC9600 has 1.2 GHz and the PC9200 has 1.1 GHz. They both have latencies of 5-5-5-15 and they are available in 512 MB and 1 GB modules or 1 GB and 2 GB dual channel kits. Prices ranges from USD 139 for the 512 MB 1.2 GHz DDR2 to USD 518 for the 2 GB 1.1 GHz DDR2 Kit.
