Friday, January 9, 2009

Memory stick pro from Sony and San Disk to reach 2TB!

LAS VEGAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ:SNDK) and Sony Corporation today announced the joint development of two expanded formats that will shape the flash memory landscape for years to come. “Memory Stick format for Extended High Capacity (Tentative name)” expands the “Memory Stick PRO” format series to achieve a maximum storage capacity of 2-terabytes (TB)1, while the “Memory Stick HG Micro” format enables a maximum data-transfer speed of 60 megabytes per second (MB/s)2, making it one of the fastest-smallest memory card formats to date. Format licensing corresponding to the “Memory Stick format for Extended High Capacity” and the “Memory Stick HG Micro” is scheduled to start in 2009.

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Memory Stick PRO

Format series

  

Memory Stick format series

for extended high capacity
 
Duo size Memory Stick PRO

Expanded format for

Memory Stick PRO
  Capacity up to 32GB greater than 32GB, up to 2TB
Dimension

31×20x1.6mm
Connecter pin 10 pins
I/F 4bit parallel, serial
I/F data transfer rate Max. 20MB/s (4bit parallel transfer)
  Memory Stick PRO-HG

Expanded format for

Memory Stick PRO-HG
Capacity up to 32GB greater than 32GB, up to 2TB
Dimension 31×20x1.6mm
Connecter pin 14 pins
I/F 8bit parallel, 4bit parallel, serial
I/F data transfer rate

 

 Max. 60MB/s (8bit parallel transfer)
Max. 20MB/s (4bit parallel transfer)
Micro size Memory Stick Micro

Expanded format for

Memory Stick Micro
  Capacity up to 32GB greater than 32GB, up to 2TB
Dimension 14×12.5×1.2mm
Connecter pin 11 pins
I/F 4bit parallel, serial
I/F data transfer rate Max. 20MB/s (4bit parallel transfer)
  Memory Stick HG Micro

Expanded format for

Memory Stick HG Micro
Capacity up to 32GB greater than 32GB, up to 2TB
Dimension 14×12.5×1.2mm
Connecter pin 20 pins
I/F 8bit parallel, 4bit parallel, serial
I/F data transfer rate

 

 Max. 60MB/s (8bit parallel transfer)
Max. 20MB/s (4bit parallel transfer)
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Wednesday, August 6, 2008

What gadgets does a tycoon use? (Part 16 of 15) Bonus!

This is part 16 of the 15 people from the Wilson Lee Flores article in Philippine Star. (Bonus!)

Wilfred Steven Uytengsu

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Chairman of Alaska Milk, country’s largest milk producer, founded 1972. In April acquired 3 local brands previously held by Nestlé. Son Michael model for small boy pictured on product labels. Other son Wilfred Jr. is company president.

GADGETS

Blackberry curve
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Sony Vaio Laptop
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iPod Nano
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Sony w120
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Canon 350d
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Monday, December 17, 2007

New Sony “Hand Powered” Digital Camera

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Sony on Thursday unveiled a prototype digital camera shaped like a pizza cutter with a wheel that can be turned to generate enough power to take pictures.

 

 
 
 

The “Twirl N’ Take” camera generates enough electricity for one snap if the the wheel is moved for some 15 seconds, according to a Sony official.

A digital camera similar to those used in mobile phones is installed in a handle attached to the wheel, which is equipped with a power-generating device, she said.

Moving the wheel and taking pictures would appeal to children but the company has no immediate plan to commercialise it, she said.

continue…

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Tuesday, October 16, 2007

Sony Rolly Player

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The new Sony Rolly

It’s not a toy from outer space nor is it a mini-pet robot. The egg-shaped white Rolly is the latest music player from Sony. With its robotic design, the Rolly portable audio player can ‘dance’ with its swivel and flap movements. The official specs released by Sony said the Rolly comes with stereo speakers, 1GB of internal flash memory, a battery good for about five hours of music, and it can store 600 songs.

So thats why its called Rolly.. it Rollys around the floor…

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Friday, September 28, 2007

PSP slim. Whats the BIG deal?

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So, What to expect in a Slimmer PSP? Cool

- It is actually not that slim but, it is slimmer, sleeker and looks better than the original PSP version.

- It has an AV output for video and game playback on TVs.

While it may not be a must-have upgrade for existing PSP owners, a host of subtle improvements make the latest Sony PSP (aka the PSP 2000) an even better deal for anyone looking for a solid portable gaming and multimedia device.

 

How do you discourage yourself from buying this gadget? Surprised

- Still, a Fingerprint magnet because of the glossy finish it has, like the original PSP.

-  Screen is still too reflective. (Thanks again to its glossy outer finish.)

- UMD load times still poky compared to Flash-based DS games.

- USB charging option is cumbersome

 

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Tuesday, August 21, 2007

Speaker review: first hand with the Banshee 5.0 surround speakers

Specs and photos here….http://www.bansheeaudio.com/the411.html

Now, for my review.

 

Plus!

 

  • Nice design, no joke!

     

  • crisp clear sound

     

  • loud. I mean, I never expected it to sound this loud

     

  • yes, there is a surround sound effect

     

Minus?

 

 

 

  • There are some cracking/popping sound at times. but this is explained in their website. check out their website in the FAQ section

     

  • Longer than a Sony PSP

     

  • No battery powered option

     

  • Big adaptor

     

Finale…

 

  • Looks like or better compared to a JBL in terms of design

     

  • Kicks JBL’s ass in terms of price. (The JBL on tour costs around 7 to 8 thousand pesos, while this baby, costs around 6thousand pesos.) in my case, I sell them for only 3,500 pesos. (Im selling it at aDiscounted price and I buy wholesale)

     

  • Can fill the whole room with sound!

     

  • Surround Sound system in just one unit!

     

 

 

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Monday, August 13, 2007

Deciding what to buy. p990i or the p1i?

The chart above simply shows the difference of p990i and the p1i. although there is only a small difference, the price difference is huge.
the p1i sells for around 25,000pesos while the p990i around 14,000pesos.
the only difference I see that matters (of course, except for the looks.) is the ram memory and flash memory. it doubled compared to the p990i.
another good thing i consider is, the p990i uses memory stick pro duo, which is a lot cheaper compared to the m2 memory stick.
As some of you have noticed, I already owned a p990i a few months back. You might wonder why I would like to purchase another p990i after my bad experience with my first p990i. this is my reason, for me, its one of the most complete in features and cheapest one in the market.
so im willing to take another risk.
im going to write a review after I buy this phone next week. hopefuly, it will be a good one already…
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Wednesday, August 8, 2007

What did Sony do?

Did they take action?
At least Acer did!
The Acer America Corporation and US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) have announced a voluntary recall of approximately 27,000 notebook computer batteries. Those batteries eligible for the free replacement program are the rechargeable lithium ion batteries containing battery cells manufactured by Sony Energy Devices Corporation.
As announced previously by the CPSC, there have been 16 reports of notebook batteries overheating. These reports were associated with earlier recalls by other notebook computer manufacturers of batteries containing these Sony cells.
An Acer spokesman said the company has received no reports of incidents and found no technical issues after months of testing and investigation. The decision to recall the units was made out of an abundance of caution, he said.
When asked why Acer had announced its recall months after its competitors had announced theirs, an Acer spokesman said that the company had been working with the CPSC and Sony since the recall was announced.
“All parties felt it was better to be safe than sorry,” the Acer spokesman said, acknowledging that it took the company months to come to that decision.
Last year, Dell, Apple, Lenovo, Toshiba and other PC makers were forced to recall notebooks with batteries made by Sony after it came to light that a flaw in Sony’s manufacturing process could lead to short circuits, sparks or fire.
The affected Acer models were sold in the U.S. and Canada from May 2004 through November 2006 for between $500 and $1,500, the company said.
The laptops possibly containing the recalled batteries were the TravelMate series with 4-digit model numbers beginning with 242, 320, 321, 330, 422, 467, 561, C20, and the Aspire series beginning with model numbers 556, 560, 567, 930, 941, 980.
Acer advises customers to stop using these recalled batteries immediately and contact Acer to receive a free replacement battery. In the meantime, customers may continue to use their notebook PCs by turning off the system, removing the battery, and powering the system via AC adapter and power cord, until the replacement battery is received.
Now, the cybershot recall, what did they do about it? you guys have any news? I dont! is Sony going down?
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Tuesday, August 7, 2007

Buying a Sony? WARNING!

Remember last year? Sony recalled millions of laptop computer batteries they made because there have been cases of those batteries that actually caught fire.
also last year around november, Sony also announced a voluntary recall of eight types of cyber-shot digital cameras due to a possible glitch in the image sensor.
Now, they are recalling 350,000 digital cameras, specifically, the Cyber-shot DSC-T5.
this model, released in September 2005 is no longer manufactured.
The defect? The coating of the cyber-shot dsc-t5 did not have enough adhesive strength,thus, may lead to peeling off and curling up of the coating, which can hurt the user’s hand. according to Sony spokeswoman, Ryoko Takagi.
They have received over 30 reports in Japan and several similar cases that involve wounds like paper cut like scratches and another one, which a piece of coating got stuck under a finger nail.
Manufactured between August and October 2005, the cameras have serial numbers from 3010001 to 3081200.
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