Entries Tagged 'Memory & Media' ↓
May 3rd, 2005 — Memory & Media
Most of us digital photographers have unused memory cards lying around idle. Well you can now turn them into USB storage space using the keychain-sized XtraDrive from MediaGear.
XtraDrives have a colored, transparent cap that allows the user to see if a media card is installed. Also, to eliminate crowding of several drives together on a PC or notebook, the XtraDrive package also includes a USB adapter cable.
The drives can accommodate most card formats including Secure Digital (SD), MultiMediaCard, Sony Memory Stick, Compact Flash Types I and II, MicroDrives, SmartMedia and xD, and is priced at $14.95 (USD) from the MediaGear website (www.mymediagear.com).
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May 2nd, 2005 — Memory & Media, Mobile Phones, Portable Video
While South Korea has been busy launching their Satelite-based mobile TV service, Nokia, Granada Ventures and ROK Player are launching the world’s first full-length movie pre-loaded on memory cards. Anyone with a memory card compatible handset is free to watch the full 142 minute movie whenever and wherever they are - even outside of mobile coverage areas.
“The ROK Player is carried on patent-pending Digital Video Chip™ (DVC™) technology that slots into the phone’s multi-media card holder. It works with a wide range of multi-media card compatible phones. The Digital Video Chip slots into the reader, and the handset is then ready to show full-screen, feature length video content.”
The first movie they are launching is the timeless classic: The Shawshank Redemption. Now, to find a spare 142 minutes while you’re out and about…
May 1st, 2005 — Memory & Media, Tools
If you’ve ever wondered where the Swiss Army Knife came from or got its name, the Swiss Army started equipping every soldier with a pocket knife as far back as 1896. Since September 11 though, manufacturers have been having it tough and have been reinventing one of the world’s best-known and most enduring tools.
Victorinox is one such manufacturer, and “is seeking to turn the symbol of Swiss quality and reliability into a can’t-do-without product for high-tech aficionados. It is embracing electronic gadgetry, notably the memory stick for storing and transporting presentations or database files.
Depending on the model, its SwissMemory knife can store 64 to 512 megabytes of memory, and can be plugged into a computer’s USB port. The knives’ prices range from $71 to $150.”
Now, that is one sharp gadget. 
