SanDisk announced today a massive 12GB microSDHC card which is 50% larger in storage capacity than it’s previous model (8GB).

So what does this mean?  It means our mobile devices are getting one step closer to becoming a storage medium for all sorts of data, phone related or not.  From MP3 files, video and data files … with 12GB of flash memory, quit a lot can fit.  To put things into perspective, the microSDHC can hold [about] 1,500 MP3 songs, 3,600 photos and 24.5 hours of video.

If you haven’t used or seen a microSDHC card, make sure you stop off at your local computer store and take a look.  The size is incredibly small.  About the size of your pinky fingernail.

Some background info:  The SDHC format applies to SD flash memory which is larger than 2GB is storage space.  The new 12GB microSDHC card conforms to the SD 2.00 specification and has the theoretical maximum storage capacity of 32GB.

On a closing note, the new SanDisk microSDHC card has a transfer speed compatible with the Class 4 specification.  Too geeky for ya - let me sum it up: (more…)

Gizmodo did a fun little pictorial about relative size of a SDHC card last week. This is what the new Toshiba 32GB SDHC card looks like when compared to the more common 1GB SDHC card. Good thing technology doesn’t work this way. I’d have one hell of a big cell phone just to accommodate more memory - then again, I don’t think I’ll need 32GB of data on my phone anytime soon.

Source: Gizmodo

Barcelona Spain is the hot bed for SDHC cards today. SanDisk announced the first 4GB Micro Secure Digital High Capacity flash card. Now your phone can hold more then 1,000 songs or 2,000 high-res photos (although useless on a phone display) or 8 hours of MPEG 4 video. BUT, before you rush out and grab those extra bytes be sure to understand that microSDHC is not backward compatible with microSD. This goes for both mobile devices and card readers. GetFlashMemory.info couldn’t secure pricing but will post an update when available.

Source: SanDisk Press

Kingmax is the first to make a big leap into the 4GB MicroSDHC territory. To get perspective on how small this flash memory is consider a MiniSD card being about 1/2 the size of a US postage stamp. A MicroSD card is 1/2 smaller then that - or about 1/4 the size of a postage stamp.

The Secure Digital High Capacity card (SDHC) is based off Samsung’s 63 nanometer processing technology - currently the world’s smallest. The MicroSD cards are the #1 flash memory used in PDAs, cell phones and SmartPhones. Not only did Kingmax decrease the size but they increased (more…)