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Sony Memory Stick Micro
Dennis Hissink : February 12th 2006 - 18:10 CET
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 Sony Memory Stick Micro : Sony Europe’s Recording Media & Energy (RME) division has today announced that it will introduce the first Sony Memory Stick Micro (M2) products with storage capacities of 256MB, 512MB and 1GB later this year. The new ultra-small memory card is designed to meet the growing storage needs of highly compact, multifunctional mobile phones. The Sony Memory Stick M2 will be bundled with an adaptor in the size of a standard Memory Stick which will allow users to exchange data to Memory Stick PRO compatible products. SanDisk also introduced their M2 memory flash card in September 2006. The Memory Stick PRO format is co-developed with Sony and provides a new, versatile IC recording media for mobile products.
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 Memory Stick Micro - Mobile flash
The Sony Memory Stick Micro is approx. one-quarter the volume of Memory Stick PRO Duo media, yet only about 1.2mm thick. M2 media is designed as an externally removable media with a controlled eject function to prevent users losing the media. Following the trend of mobile phones which operate at 1.8 volts, the M2 has been designed as dual-voltage media. In addition to 1.8 volt support, the media offers 3.3 volt operation which is required for existing Memory Stick PRO compatible products.
Sony M2 flash memory - Storage capacity and Availability
Sony plans to ship the 256MB and 512MB versions of the Memory Stick Micro media from March, and the 1GB model from May 2006. The estimated enduser price of the Sony Memory Stick Micro media will be similar to the price of the current Memory Stick PRO Duo media. Availability and prices will vary from country to country.
About Sony Europe
Sony's ties with Europe are strong and close. In June 2000 the company opened its Sony Center am Potsdamer Platz, home to Sony Europe's corporate headquarters and a significant architectural and cultural addition to the new German capital city. Ever since its inception in 1991, German-American architect, Helmut Jahn's innovative building concept has signified Sony's vision and commitment to a new unified Europe with a rejuvenated Berlin at its heart. Built on Potsdamer Platz, the Sony Center represents one of the city's largest urban redevelopment projects since the fall of the Berlin Wall and the reunification of the city.
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