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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.
A picture of the card is here, which was developed by Hagiwara Sys-Com (and simply name-branded 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.
I can see it now...
Father: Hey son, come take a look at all the new pictures we took from our trip
Son: Ummm, dad that may not be such a good idea.
Father: Hmmmmm, there seems to be another memory stick in the area, it's probably from your mothers camera, let's have a look...
Son: NO DAD DON'T!
Father: Son, where did this picture of our dog taking a bong hit come from?
Son: Ummmmmm.... it's moms camera, ask her...
**Son runs off and moves out of the country**
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I wonder if we could use it as an identification device.
You wlak to your door, it connects to the key, check you ID an open itself. Same for cars and so on.
Also you could use it to exchange your contact information (phone number, address, etc) to someone who has another stick.
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With all these new wireless products for the home, I'm going to have to start wearing my tin foil hat indoors, too!
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Fantastic for those of us who always lose things.
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If we could increase the speed of wireless networking by a few orders of magnitude, and invent wireless power, we could build entire computers this way. Imagine being able to upgrade your computer by buying a new CPU and just sticking it in your house "somewhere".
Or even better, just swipe the spare cycles from the luser next door who forgot to check the "don't let my neighbours use my stuff" box.
So there have been SecureDigital cards which do this for awhile now, and CompactFlash cards for longer still.
That's right Sony, keep dragging Memory Stick down the road in the hopes that you'll someday catch up to everyone else. It is possible -- you do have enough money to blow, right?
Memory Sticks are retarded. Less features, smaller capacity, more price, harder to find. I'd never buy anything that uses them. Not that I care for SD cards either. There's nothing wrong with CF, it's in more devices, and it's large enough to have IBM Microdrives.
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