100GB CompactFlash card from Pretec

• Brand: Pretec
• Subject: Storage
• Category: Flash Memory

Pretec, known to always be around at every consumer electronics show, brought a collection of obscure memory cards along, among which is a 100GB CompactFlash type II memory card. It so happened that I use a Nikon D3x digital SLR during photographing at the PMA 2009 in Las Vegas, and I was very curious to see if this 100GB CF working sample would function well in Nikon's flagship. Formatting was not the problem; however, the Nikon D3x camera doesn't like it at all. On its display, everything that is not supposed to blink, is blinking and I decide that this card will have to go without the D3x.

SDXC flash memory

• Brand: SD Association
• Subject: Storage
• Category: Flash Memory

The next-generation SDXC (eXtended Capacity) memory card specification, announced today at the 2009 International CES, dramatically improves consumers' digital lifestyles by providing the portable storage and speed needed to store weeks of high-definition video, years of photo collections and months of music to mobile phones, cameras and camcorders, and other consumer electronic devices. The new SDXC specification provides up to 2 terabytes storage capacity and accelerates SD interface read/write speeds to 104 megabytes per second this year, with a road map to 300 megabytes per second. The new SDXC memory cards will enable camcorders to provide longer, professional level HD video recording with a small form factor.

SanDisk SDHC 32GB and 16GB Cards

• Brand: SanDisk
• Subject: Storage
• Category: Flash Memory

Giving photo enthusiasts the freedom to take more digital pictures and shoot more video, SanDisk Corporation increased both capacities and speeds in its SanDisk Ultra II flash memory line with the introduction of 32- and 16-gigabyte (GB) SDHC cards and an 8GB SDHC Plus flash memory card. The announcement was made at the photo industry’s PMA 2008 International Convention in Las Vegas. Ideal for today’s camcorders and point-and-shoot digital cameras that can record both video and still images, the cards offer faster read and write speeds of 15 megabytes per second2 (15MB/sec), up from previous speeds of 10MB/sec read and 9MB/sec write in the SanDisk Ultra II line.

Imation and Memorex flash memory

• Brand: Imation
• Subject: Storage
• Category: Flash Memory

Imation Corp, a worldwide leader in removable data storage media, will showcase several products under its Imation and Memorex brands on the eve of the PMA 07 International Convention & Trade Show. The Memorex and Imation brands of Imation Corp deliver a variety of innovative optical and flash solutions for professional photographers and photo enthusiasts, as well as consumers and business professionals. Many of these products will be on display at the DigitalFocus press event. at Treasure Island in Las Vegas. “When working with digital images either for business or fun - you need to be confident that you have reliable solutions to transfer, store and protect your creations.”

Kingston USB flash drive

• Brand: Kingston
• Subject: Storage
• Category: Flash Memory

Kingston Technology Company, Inc., the independent world leader in memory products, announced its new DataTraveler Reader, a USB 2.0 Flash memory drive that provides up to 4GB of Flash storage, and includes an onboard SD/MMC expansion slot for reading nine different Flash memory card formats, including the new Secure Digital High-Capacity (SDHC) format. “Consumers today are more mobile than ever before and the need to store and share digital information has increased dramatically,” said Joe Teng, Flash product manager, Kingston. “The DataTraveler Reader is a powerful way to capture, save and share pictures, videos and documents in a ultra-compact form factor,” added Teng.