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802.11b Memory Stick for CLIE

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the i-got-no-strings-to-hold-me-down dept.

prostoalex writes "InfoSync talks about a new MemoryStick card with wireless 802.11b support. The launch date is Dec 1st, the price is $130." Update by J : It's for Palm OS 5 devices like the CLIE, and not made by Sony.

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  1. Picture by r_glen · · Score: 4, Informative

    A picture of the card is here, which was developed by Hagiwara Sys-Com (and simply name-branded by Sony).

    1. Re:Picture by penguin7of9 · · Score: 3, Informative

      I think that comparison between the Bluetooth stick and the WiFi stick speaks for itself. What you don't see is that the WiFi stick will also suck your battery dry very quickly.

      WiFi makes little sense for PDAs--it's too big and too power hungry. If you really must have something like that, get one of the Enfora WiFi cases (search on Google), which at least includes its own battery.

  2. Re:WiFi storage? by cloudmaster · · Score: 4, Informative

    I've found that my cameraapearently writes to an internal buffer and then copies from that buffer to the memory card. Moving to higher-speed cards hasn't affected the delay between shots (or tha maximum recoardable video size) because the buffer, I'm guessing, was designed with the speed of slower flash memory in mind.

    Do with that what you may, but the wireless "virtual file system" wouldn't help much in that case.