Pretec Electronics Corporation, apparently unaware that more than eight competing formats already exist in this market, has developed a new flash memory card called the C-Flash. Smaller than a dime, Pretec seems to be gambling on the “hope your customers lose your product and don’t learn from their mistakes” business model. Cards with capacities up to 1GB will be available by June, and they’re sampling them in mobile phones, which is just about the only place I’d want to see one. Honestly, though, there comes a point (perhaps when you require magnification equipment) when it’s just too small. A note to these companies with the perpetual smaller-is-better mentalities: Just because I might one day be able to carry all of my media collection as well as the Library of Congress on a card the size of an eyelash doesn’t mean I’ll want to, dig?
While on the topic of Flash Memory formats, now seems like a good time to mention LIVEdigitally’s Flash Card roundup, wherein they break down the Flash Jungle into small, manageable pieces.
New Flash Memory Card Smaller Than Dime [TheRawFeed]
Flash Card Memory Roundup [LIVEdigitally]
