Nov 02

Flush-Fitting SD-Card Reader Swings Both Ways

Posted in: Accessories and Peripherals, sd, Today's Chili, usb

One of the better things to appear in computers of recent vintage is the SD-card reader, which lets us slot the memory-cards from our cameras directly into our notebooks and slurp off the photographs. But not all computers come equipped with this handy little slit, so we’re forced to use (and carry) an external card reader. Elecom has come to the rescue with the “MR-C25 Series”, a USB card-reader with – literally – a twist.

Elecom’s reader slots into a spare USB-port, but instead of sticking out perpendicular to the side of the machine it lays snug and flat along the side. What’s that, you say? It covers up all the other ports next to it? Sure, but look – it swivels, flipping up-and-over to get out of the way when needed. Thus plugged, it is thin enough to stay in place, even when you slip your computer into its travel-case.

The reader has another trick, too. It reads not only SD-cards (SDHC and SDXC formats are both supported) but also those tiny microSD cards that are smaller than your pinkie’s thumbnail and so popular with the cellphone kids these days.

The reader should start to show up in November, price unknown. Just keep your fingers crossed that the buyer for you local retail chain appreciates a nifty gadget as much as we do.

Elecom MR-C25 [Elecom via Akihabara News]

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