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Standard Brewing For PC Card Replacement 'Newcard'

Posted by timothy on from the standard-flux dept.

winston_pr writes "The details on the successor to the PC Card is starting to take form with details being given in this article at Nikkei Japan. The standard is scheduled to be finalized in 2003, while the first PCs with NEWCARD slots are expected to ship in the second half of 2004. Will this mean the end of all these crazy SD-card connection based peripherals?"

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  1. Summary! by RumpRoast · · Score: 5, Funny

    In new computers, things will be smaller and faster.

    Thanks!

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  2. Re:Yaaaay, lets make a NEW standard! Thatll solve by RazzleFrog · · Score: 5, Insightful

    This is a new standard to replace the old standard being created by the same association (PCMCIA) as the old standard. This new standard will allow gigabit ethernet on a card and will be much slimmer than the old cards. They are also talking about making it built into slimline desktops.

  3. The card that most makers want... by blcamp · · Score: 5, Funny

    Someday, the peripheral that hardware and software makers may want on all PCs is the Credit Card reader.

    Want your next Windows Update? Please insert your Credit Card into the reader. What, this is Linux? SCO needs another swipe of your card, please.

    Why stop there? I can see it now: "CNN... the most trusted... and expensive... name in news."

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