SanDisk launches 4GB Memory Stick Pro Duo card
Lots of video game news is breaking this week at the
Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in Los Angeles, but regular technology companies are getting into the act as well. Memory card maker
SanDisk today announced a few new memory cards, including a
4GB Memory Stick Pro Duo card.
Designed for owners of the Sony PlayStation Pro (PSP) gaming device,
the memory card can store up to 64 hours of MP3 files, 20 or more hours
of videos, 12 hours of game saves or 4,000 digital photos, SanDisk
says. The card is expected to ship this month for $219.99. Other
capacities include 256MB ($34.99), 512MB ($44.99), 1GB ($59.99) and 2GB
($109.99). The new 4GB comes in semi-transparent red neon.
The company also announced its RapidGX card, a 1GB high-performance
Memory Stick Pro Duo card that comes with PSP conversion software that
lets PSP owners convert and transfer multimedia files from their PC to
the gaming device. The $84.99 card will also include the SanDisk
MicroMate high-speed Memory Stick Pro Duo card reader, the company
adds. The reader allows users to transfer data at up to 1.5MB/sec.,
about twice the speeds of the PSP when it's hooked up to a PC via the
regular USB cable, SanDisk says.
The media file management utility includes a point-and-click
interface that makes it easy to add a file or group of files onto a
PSP. The tool automatically converts files into the MP4 PSP format,
SanDisk says. Compression options are also available to make more
videos, songs and photos available on the card.
Source: Network World