Mass production of Samsung’s new 32GB microSD class 10 cards is in full swing. The company confirmed via press release this morning its new class 10 cards are capable of recording full HD video, a feat previously limited to high-speed SD and CF cards.
SD speed class ratings list class 10 at 10 MB/s. Samsung’s 32GB microSD cards outpace this standard by reaching 12MB/s write speeds — double the speed of current class 4 microSD cards.
Yesterday we told you about a 3-in-1 iPad adapter, today’s announcement crushes that mark with a 5-in-1 adapter. This iPad connection kit raises the bar with the addition of audio and video output, turning your Apple iPad into a living room media powerhouse.
The iPad is not exactly packing many ports and while Apple sells adaptors they’re hardly brilliant for multi-tasking USB junkies. MIC Gadget’s 3-in-1 iPad Camera Connection Kit is the coolest solution we’ve seen so far (if ports can actually be cool). It plugs into the iPad dock connector and gives you not just a USB port but microSD and SD card slots. It goes for the same price as the official Apple iPad camera connection kit in the US so it seems like a pretty good deal to us, at least until the iPad 2 arrives. Click the headline to head for the comments: are you tempted by the iPad adaptor?
Windows Phone 7 microSD cards are not quite the flexible storage option they seem. Cellfanatic has discovered that quite aside from being a super-useful promise of extra storage, Windows Phone 7 microSD cards are far more fixed than most users will like. In a Knowledge Base article, Microsoft states “if your Windows Phone 7 device contains an SD card, you should think of it as a permanent component of your phone, not as removable storage”.
Mobile phone maker Sony Ericsson has decided to cut its losses and scrap the M2 memory card format. When the recently unveiled Sony Ericsson Satio, Aino and Yari were spotted to have MicroSD card storage instead of proprietary M2 format, warning bells were ringing. Now Sony Ericsson has confirmed to that it is moving away from the less compatible storage system.
Mobidaptor is such a simple idea you may wonder why you don’t already have one of these bundled with your phone. The little plastic dongle lets you back up your phone to a USB stick without all that tedious ‘needing a PC or Mac’ nonsense to get in the way.
Wishing your mobile had more gigabytes under its belt? SanDisk just announced its biggest ever memory cards, reaching 16GB in microSD and Memory Stick Micro (M2) format!
