Posted by 02
Ok guys, just in SONY introduce its 3rd MS which is way way smaller than the MS ProDuo... Its the M2!! We definately will see a new products with this M2 slots.. be it SE phones to the next gen of PSP... OR they will provide an adaptor for M2 to fit into ProDuo slots... Check it!! It is so small... a size of ur fingernail..
So this is the M2, 1/4th on size compared to the MemoryStick Duo and 1.2mm thick/thin (15x12.5x1.2mm)
With a theoretical maximum capacity of 32 Gb !!!!!
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The theoretical maximum transfer speed is 160Mbps.
Who needs HD now....
Posted by masseur
here is the press release for this
SANDISK AND SONY DEVELOP ¡°MEMORY STICK MICRO¡± (M2) FORMAT
Ultra-small IC recording media for mobile phones
SanDisk Corporation and Sony Corporation today announced the development of the ¡°Memory Stick Micro¡± format, an ultra-small IC recording media designed to meet the growing storage needs of highly compact, multifunctional mobile phones. Licensing for the development of ¡°Memory Stick Micro¡± compatible hardware will begin October 3, 2005.
¡°Memory Stick Micro¡± media is approximately one-quarter the size of ¡°Memory Stick PRO Duo¡± media, yet only about 1.2 mm thick. The media's edges are slotted lengthwise to allow for more slim-line designed connectors to reduce space in host devices. As dual-voltage media, Memory Stick Micro supports devices operating at 3.3 volts and 1.8 volts.
Memory Stick Micro is designed as an externally removable media with a controlled eject function to prevent users losing the media. Users will be able to insert Memory Stick Micro into an adapter for exchanging data to a Memory Stick PRO compatible product.
Dr. Eli Harari, president and chief executive officer of SanDisk Corporation, said ¡°The Memory Stick PRO format co-developed with Sony has become a highly successful product line for us due to its popularity with a wide range of consumer electronic products such as digital cameras and videogame consoles. Sony and SanDisk recognize the rapidly growing market opportunity for memory cards with multimedia mobile phones, and are joining forces to develop the ultra-small Memory Stick Micro format to foster development of extremely compact multimedia mobile phones.¡±
Akira Kubota, NC President of Micro Systems Network Company, Sony Corporation said ¡°Sony's collaboration with SanDisk Corporation has continued to develop since our initial announcement of the joint Memory Stick PRO format development in 2003. Today's joint announcement of the Memory Stick Micro format provides a new, versatile IC recording media for mobile products such as mobile phones for sharing entertainment and data.¡±
Since the September 1998 market introduction of Memory Stick, cumulative shipments of media have achieved 145 million units as of August 2005*1. In recent years, Memory Stick media has been used not only to store still images of digital still cameras and sharing data among PCs, but has also been widely used for entertainment purposes such as playing back video and music content. As mobile phones become more advanced with varied functions, including video and music playback, there is an increasing need for smaller, high-capacity media which this product addresses.
The Memory Stick Micro media will be made available in 1st half of 2006.
Memory Stick Micro Specifications Dimensions 15 ¡¿ 12.5 ¡¿ 1.2 mm
Volume 225 mm3
Connector Pin 11-pin
Maximum Capacity 32GB (Theoretical) *2
Max. Data Transfer Rate 160 Mbps (Theoretical) *3
Operating Voltage 1.7 - 1.95 V and 2.7 - 3.6 V
Interface Serial I/F and 4-bit parallel I/F
Operating Temperature -25¡+85¡ÆC
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Posted by msmmsm
Just in time for the next range of
phones I hope.
Very impressive size.
Posted by sailaab
Are we far off when phones (without much radiation etc.) would be small and embedded in human bodies. These micro MS are getting me to hallucinate ! Scary to think how we'll cope with technology as we go older.
Posted by 02
I dont mind having 2 M2 slots in my phone... *hint-hint SE*
Imagine its alot cheaper purchasing 2 1GB M2 than having a 2GB M2... and wat if i have 2 32GB M2 that make 64GB!! Dunno what i'll be seeing.. Is it the end of HD already?? Imagine the size if laptops runs on this babies... no more huge, heavy, moving parts, batt consuming hard drive...
Posted by mwjdavies
So hopefully this time next year these babies will be in our phones, instead of these bulky ms pro duo's!!! LOL
Theoretical 32gb! WOAH! Bring it on!!!
Posted by rrojas260
Wasnt MSDUO Pro 32gb maximum too?
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Posted by jeko.uk
32gb in a phone that would be unreal
Posted by Jon
Who said MS DUO's where big, heavy or bulky!? I think theyre just right! and don't see why we need a smaller MS.
Jon
Posted by Luke-the-magic-man
I sorta agree with you john, but if you lookinside a phone they achually take up quite alot of room
Posted by sailaab
In my Opinion..they (flash storage) are the future of data storage.
With no moving parts & small footprint (making it easier to design small devices) products currently using magnetic Data storage solutions (Hard Disks) would start moving to new solutions like these.
We still are a year from seeing mobile phones with it becoming mainstream though.
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Posted by 02
we will definately see a price fall for pro duos... so do not buy any 1GB or 2GB ms pro duo any sooner...
Posted by batesie
nice nice. its been kept nice and quiet by sony up until now....
Posted by Yazan24
I find it useless. Or atleast useless at this point in time.
There are memory sticks close to that size at this point in time, And I think its just to be able to make more expensive sticks, and change everything to use those more expensive sticks.
And it wont reach 32 GB max not anytime soon, its theoretical also.
Duo's are a max of 32, and I think memory sticks (regular) are that as well.
So max you'll see of those are 2/4 GBs from here to 5 years.
Posted by 02
I got a whole loads of products that will benefit from this M2... an mp3 watch... S-WATCH. Wireless MP3 Headphones. Stereo Bluetooth Mp3 Headset. This is really a surprise move!! Hell maybe SONY will surprise us with cheap prices for this babies, to totally dig everyone with this new media!! I hope they wont delay the PlayStation3 bcoz of this new M2.
Posted by EastCoastStar
maybe they made the ps3 to alraedy include the M2... ya know? sony makes both... so they would have no reason to delay it becuase they already know about it
Posted by CrackerJack
The next question is:
How much will a 1gig M2 cost?
If it'll cost just as much as a PRO Duo with the same capacity, then I'm all for it.
Posted by jiminabottle
What device are you gonna use it with then?
Posted by EastCoastStar
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thats what is cool about it, new deviced will probobly be coming out... it could change alot of stuff, as someone mentioned earlier, new mp3 players etc... little watches that play movies and weird stuff... theres so much that it could be used for that we dont knwo about yet... and as also mentioned... they might have an adaptor so u can use it as a DUO also
Posted by Yazan24
Its NOT THAT MUCH SMALLER THAN A DUO.
All those inventions could have been done with the duo, its Not that much smaller, and the reader isnt that much smaller either, it wont revolutionize anything. Its just a smaller stick to maximize sales.
Posted by Leviath
not much smaller? But smaller?
IMO it's just a gimmick....
Really something as big as the duo pro is fine, I for one wouldnt mind the double or more storage capacity....
Posted by EastCoastStar
its just a way for them to make more money... we all know it... they will make something that only takes the M2... so yoiu have to buy a M2... to add to ur collection... they could haev easily ysed a DUO for everything
Posted by Leviath
I am sure b4 long we will all have a few more different formats to chose from all fighting for numero uno....
Posted by sailaab
As they call it. . . . Technological Progress ;)
Posted by Chazzer3
sony's version of TransFlash. Gonna be more expensive and less functional. Just like SD vs. MSDP its just sony's competitor, if another company brings something out, all the rivals have to compare...
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Just an addition to your comment....
Technological Progress at 'our expense'....
Corporations play us like a fiddle and we let them...
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Posted by max_wedge
yes, and only comes with 64MB micro card. And expect the micro cards to be almost twice as expensive as duo's.
Posted by rockygali
oowww.. so the micro cards will cost much... i guess i was wrong back at another thread about M600 costing much less than P990...
hhmmm...
Posted by max_wedge
well the phone with a 64MB card might be cheaper than a w990 (probably will be). But once you buy some decent memory you've spent the same or more.
Posted by hchune
imo, at the end of the day storage capacity is still king.
besides, it PAYS (read: freakin' burns your pockets) to be an early tech-adopter ...
but on the subject of the M2, there ought to be a MemoryStick adapter as well, no?
my old cybershot's still serving me well ...
Posted by max_wedge
there is an adapter for M2 cards to be read in MS devices, but not other way around.
Posted by axxxr
Sony plans to ship the 256MB and 512MB versions of the 'M2' media from March, and the 1GB model from May 2006.The estimated end user price of the 'M2' media will be similar to the price of the current 'Memory Stick PRO Duo.
Posted by max_wedge
if that's correct then it's a bonus. I'm a bit sceptical though due to the price of transflash cards which M2 will be competing against.
Posted by $hé®îNghÀm3:16
When i first noticed these cards i was quite frankly pissed off!
There are soo many things which are either out or being released soon which will make having a produo card irresistible. PSP's, digital cameras, phones, ps3 or so i hear.
Unless sony really make good use of these cards, everything is having to start again. Once their up to the 2gb limit, are they going to release even smaller cards, that are once again revolutionising?
I guess i'll be for them IF they use this compactness to an advantage. We as a user do not gain anything from having this reduction in format, but the manufacturers who build gadgets do. If it is 1/4 of the size of a normal MSduo card, why dont they make 2 if not 3 M2 holders in such items like phones, digital cameras.
That indeed would be revolutionising, not creating a new product in which will take 5 years creating things based around it.
Price will become an issue and what will happen to these newly anounced 4/8gb cards? Will the produo's continue?
The best thing I've heard about these darn cards so far is that there is an adapter to convert them too produo.
But is that officialy confirmed? It would make sence as the pro duo cards have adapters to make them just duo.
I don't know about these cards... just when i was ready to dish out anything for an 8gb card these little toys arrive. It will be far from now until they have high capacities so i wonder what card the next w phone will come standard with?
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Posted by max_wedge
duo is the size of the card. So for example "Memory Stick" is the original size card, "Memory Stick Duo" is the smaller newer card. Both "Memory Stick" and "Memory Stick Duo" come in either normal or PRO configuration.
The Limit of non-pro memory sticks is 128MB. The limit of Pro sticks (both standard and duo sizes) is 32GB.
The limit of M2, which uses the same architecture as Pro cards, is 32GB. There will be no non-pro version of the M2 card, although there will be 64 and 128Mb M2 cards.
The M2 comes with an adapter that allows it to be read in standard size memory stick holders. However, from what I've heard, there is no M2 to duo adapter.
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Posted by max_wedge
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I've heard it will be a paltry 64MB card
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The K610 will come with 64MB card but that is not a walkman phone. The next walkman phone is rumoured to have 4gb internal so wont need external memory. It is also rumoured that the next walkman phone will be announced today.
Posted by batesie
It looks like the P990 will be the last phone released with Ms Duo pro support. the rest only take M2....
P990 for me then!
Posted by max_wedge
such goes the march of technology....
It's unfortunate but necessary. But I think a 64MB card in this day in age is just rude - it should be atleat minimum 128MB in my view.