Nov 02

Paramount and Kingston team up for movies on flash memory

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Movies delivered on memory cards isn’t an entirely new development (Sony did it back in the early days of the PSP), but it looks like Paramount and Kingston think the idea is prime for a comeback, and have today announced a partnership that’ll see some of the studio’s movies delivered on SD cards and USB drives. That gets started with Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen on a (presumably reusable) 4GB Kingston DataTraveler I USB drive that’s available right now for $29.99, and will apparently continue with additional movies offered across Kingston’s full line of memory cards and USB drives, although both parties are staying mum on any further specifics. There’s also no word from any other studios or memory companies just yet, but we can only presume this means slotMovies are right around the corner.

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Paramount and Kingston team up for movies on flash memory originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:43:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Oct 14

SanDisk ships world’s first X4-based flash memory cards, humans wait for capacity increases

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SanDisk was busy trumpeting the benefits of X4 technology way back in February, and now the company’s tooting its own horn once more by shipping the planet’s first memory cards based on the new tech. For those who’ve forgotten, X4 can hold four bits of data in each memory cell, which is twice as many as the cells in traditional MLC NAND memory chips. In theory, this stuff will allow for bigger capacities in the flash memory that we so dearly love, but for whatever reason (read: cost concerns), the first X4-based SDHC and Memory Stick PRO cards top out at just 16GB. Wake us up when we can slam a sub-$50 256GB SDHC card into our D90, okay?

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SanDisk ships world’s first X4-based flash memory cards, humans wait for capacity increases originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 14 Oct 2009 05:10:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Oct 10

Eye-Fi bringing trio of WiFi-enabled SD cards to UK

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If you’re an US-based company, you’d be kidding yourself if you said you didn’t want to take advantage of the pound-to-dollar exchange rate. We can’t say for certain that the current Forex ratings on currency is why Eye-Fi is suddenly barging into the British market place, but whatever the case, UKers can look forward to slapping a WiFi-enabled SD card into their digicam starting on October 19th. The Eye-Fi Home Video, Eye-Fi Share Video and Eye-Fi Pro will all be splashing down in 4GB flavors, with prices set for £49.99, £69.99 and £199.99 in order of mention. Got it, chum?

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Eye-Fi bringing trio of WiFi-enabled SD cards to UK originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 10 Oct 2009 02:12:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Aug 13

Guitar Hero 5 for Wii can stream downloaded songs directly from SD card

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In what’s hopefully indicative of future trends, the upcoming Guitar Hero 5 for Nintendo Wii has the ability to stream content — in this case, extra songs — directly from the SD card. Up until now, everything from the card had to be transferred to 512MB internal memory before use, meaning you’d be pretty limited if making that near-endless set list of premium downloaded tracks. With 32GB of space now at your disposal, it looks like the only limit is your bank account and your predilection to Eagles of Death Metal. So when are we gonna see this trick in other Wii titles, eh Nintendo?

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Guitar Hero 5 for Wii can stream downloaded songs directly from SD card originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 13 Aug 2009 04:19:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Aug 04

Maxell launches flash storage line

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Could this mean the death of the Cassingle?

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Maxell launches flash storage line originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 04 Aug 2009 14:56:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Aug 04

Faster SD Cards Arriving From Toshiba Next Year

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Are the current batch of SD cards not doing it for you? Have no fear, Toshiba announced today that it’s a got a new batch of faster cards set for release in the first half of next year. Based on the SD Memory Standard 3.0, the first sample batch of cards will ship to OEMs this November.

According to PC World, the standard itself was announced in January of last year, offering transfer speeds of up to 104MB per second. The Toshiba cards will be available in 16GB, 32GB, and 64GB sizes. The new XC spec can be used on cards up to 2TB. That’s a lot of photos.

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Aug 04

Toshiba’s capacious 64GB SDXC card sampling this December, thrilling next Spring

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Mmm, storage. With megapixels on the rise and the storage ceiling nowhere in sight, Toshiba has joined the likes of Panasonic and Pretec in announcing an SDXC card of its very own. The 64GB device is expected to begin sampling this December, and if all goes well, it should begin pulling in 35MBps write and 60MBps read rates en masse early next year. In related news, a 16GB and 32GB SDHC card from the company should also hit store shelves early in 2010, but really, who’s interested in that?

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Jul 29

2GB Eye-Fi Geo automatically geotags wirelessly uploaded photos, makes your day

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Check it, wireless uploaders — Eye-Fi has just outed its latest WiFi-enabled Secure Digital card, and this one promises to disclose your every move to anyone who’ll bother to follow your image feed. Announced today, the Eye-Fi Geo is a 2GB card that will enable users to automatically upload photos from a digital camera while geotagging them as they hit the ‘net. The geotagging service is included for life, and for whatever reason, this one’s being made exclusively available through Apple stores and online. Of course, it could have something to do with that “seamless integration” with iPhoto and MobileMe, but we’re guessing it ought to play nice with other applications and image portals as well. If you’re suddenly unable to move on with your life until you’ve got one of these in your hands, you can snag one today for $59.99. Full release is after the break.

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Jul 14

Samsung goes bargain hunting with SMX-K40 and SMX-K45 camcorders

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We’ve already had a look at Samsung’s most interesting camcorder introduction of the day (that’d be the HMX-U10), but those looking for a more conventional alternative may take interest in one of these two. The SMX-K40 and SMX-K45 both take a different approach to capturing clips by logging them at 720 x 480 and offering users “HD upscaling” to the HDTV via HDMI. Both devices also boast a 65x optical zoom for those undercover escapades in voyeurism, while the Optical Image Stabilizer keeps things relatively shake-free. The primary difference between the two is the storage options; the K40 requires that you bring your own SD or SDHC card, while the K45 is equipped with a 32GB SSD. Both units sport 2.7-inch LCDs, USB charging and upload-to-YouTube functionality, and they’ll each ship this August for $329.99 and $499.99, respectively. The full release is after the break.

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Jun 24

Cello Electronics intros HDTV that records to SD cards

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We’ll go ahead and hurt the feelings of those in Asia, North America and the Cook Islands: this here set is bound for the European market only (for now, anyway), but hey, at least we know the technology is here. Over in the UK, one Cello Electronics has issued the first HDTV that records OTA (Freeview) content directly to an SD card, giving users an easy option for shuffling recorded content to portable players. The set itself boasts twin TV tuners, a built-in EPG, split-screen functionality and an integrated DVD player; as for sizes, you’ll find it in 22-, 26- and 32-inch flavors. Sadly, you’ll be stuck with “just” 1,440 x 900 pixels and no HDMI socket, but those who couldn’t care less can take ownership starting next month for TBD, £399.99 ($661) or £469.99 ($777) in order of mention.

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Cello Electronics intros HDTV that records to SD cards originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 24 Jun 2009 08:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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