Infosyncworld reports that Nokia and Sony Ericsson have joined the SD Card association! Reports about Nokia joining had emerged earlier already, but now SE has joined too. This is a remarkable move by SE, since they always were dedicated to Sony's Memory Stick Duo.
Does this mean SD cards in a new P-Series? What do you guys think?
It would be fantastic, but I doubt it. Maybe they're just hedging their bets. Even if it does end up in a future SE phone, it won't be the next P series if they've only just joined.
Lets hope it's true, it would be a blow for common sense.
langdona wrote:Lets hope it's true, it would be a blow for common sense.
Memory sticks are the sole reason I haven't purchased a p800, p900, or p910, and it has also kept me away from the DSC-T1, and likely will keep me away from the T-3 and T-11.
Wishful thinking, but I'd love it if they scrapped the whole memory card line! 😉
I remember seing a very early P800 prototype with MMC in lieu of MS. So obviously the thought was already there, at least from Ericsson's side.
Ericsson have actually used MMC in a "real" product as well! I still have an old "click-on" ericsson mp3 player lying here, and that one used MMC as well.... (doesn't work on the P900 though, it isn't recognized :frown: )
martinharnevie wrote:I remember seing a very early P800 prototype with MMC in lieu of MS.The first P800 prototype I saw (early summer 2002) had no memory card slot whatsoever. I don't think there ever was one with MMC.
N/A wrote:The first P800 prototype I saw (early summer 2002) had no memory card slot whatsoever. I don't think there ever was one with MMC.
Hmm. That's of course at odds with what I remember. I saw them around the same time, April-June 2002. It was via som ex-colleagues. I specifically pressed them on the issue of MMC vs MS, but didn't get a clear answer at the time, which I interpreted as there was a discussion going on internally.
Anyhow, if you're sure, it's a sign I'm getting old...
To shed another light on this:
Sony announced today themselves that they're actually going to release a Microdrive (CF interface), so it seems that even Sony themselves are abandoning the Memory Stick...
http://news.sel.sony.com/pressrelease/5361