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802.11b Memory Stick for CLIE
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.
What I'd like to see is a WiFi memory stick which emulates local storage. Allows you to connect to and store your photos on a PC in range. If the power consumption and security concerns were addressed, professional photographers could transmit their photos to a nearby laptop, eliminating the need for a bulky storage device on the waist or frequently swapping memory cards.
I wonder what such a thing would do for write times? I've been told that the delay between pictures on high-end digital cameras was due to solid state memory write times, would an 11mbit link solve this?
would this enable memory stick-enabled devices such as mp3 players or cameras to exchange data wirelessly, or allow you to use a memory stick without plugging it in...the former allows for quite interesting uses...
for instance...use the 802.11 memorystick in your car for instant mp3s playing through your car stereo...walk inside and the song continues...
no more need for the "kodak" style camera dock for instant picture posting to the internet, either.
But there in lies the problem. How many people save passwords and other means of authentication for personal use into their local computers without giving any thought to what information may be derived from it when another person in the vicinity may gain access to said computer?
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It's also built on existing standards. SD is pretty open, but all by itself. Memorystick is propriety garbage. What I like about CF is that you can trace it directly through PC-card, IDE, and ISA - all you need are pinout converters. For example, you can plug a CF card into an IDE socket with just a dumb pin converter. Same thing for PC cards (of course, the average IDE controller only recognizes ATA mass storage, but oh well). The only problem is that it's soon going to be too slow to keep up well.
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