I have got to say this would be amazing, 2 whole terabytes on something that can get lost in your shoe! These cards could be a world changer, your entire media life on a chip the size of your thumbnail. Sony has released specifications for Memory Stick XC Duo and Memory Stick XC Micro for up to 32mb/s and Memory Stick XC-HG Duo and Memory Stick XC-HG Micro at 480mb/s. Details are sparse, like are there actual units or are these just theoretical values. What would they cost? If 8Gb of current Memory Stick costs $27 then these would be worth approx. $6750. Without some sort of official announcement and a working unit I wouldn’t hold my breath yet. Apparently the equivalent standard for SDXC cards was announced in January, also up to 2TB of size in the exFAT file system (couldn’t they have just called it the Biggest Loser?). It may be quite awhile before we see products close to this sort of size.
My obsession with computerised technology began in High School when the schools first computer, an Apple IIe, arrived. Since then I have remained in the computer telecommunications industry for the last 25 Years, with a small break working in a Deli, while I tried to find myself. Once I realised I hadn’t really gone anywhere, whew! I got my shtick together, got married and sensibly agreed to blow all our savings and move to another country. I lived in London, and a few Months on and off in L.A, for three years. This gave me a great appreciation for history, architecture, philosophy and public transport.
When my wife and I returned to Melbourne, Australia we discovered we had accrued more savings. Obviously we were not doing our part to contribute to National Debt so we bought some land and started building a house. Well designing it anyway, that lasted a while and then we got a new designer, finally construction started and should be finished around October of 2009. It would go a lot quicker if my wife and I could be cured of our Gadget obsession. By day I work full time for an Online Payment company and by night don my alter-ego as a mild mannered reporter.
