CeBIT 2007: ScanDisk launches 8GB SDHC card
ScanDisk, one of the largest providers of flash storage and the original inventor of the process, introduced several new porducts at CeBIT’s this year, the biggest news came form the new 8-gigabyte (GB) SDHC (Secure Digital High Capacity) card.
The new card represents the highest storage for a SD media device in existence today. The ability to hold more than four thousand high-resolution pictures, two thousand songs in MP3 format or otherwise, or fifteen hours of MPEG 4 video is quickly drawing a lot of buzz depending on what market interests you.
Another perk that is shipped with the 8GB SDHC card, which will attract many buyers almost instantly, is the free MicroMate USB reader from ScanDisk. It comes with the new SDHC card to ensure customers can use the new 8GB card on their computers instantly.
“SanDisk is including a MicroMate USB 2.0 reader free with every 8GB SDHC card to make sure that users have no trouble transferring files between the card and their computers,” said Wes Brewer, SanDisk’s vice president for consumer products marketing. “More than thirty digital still cameras and digital camcorders from Canon, Casio, Nikon, Panasonic, Pentax and Sanyo are already SDHC-compatible. We expect that SDHC will soon spread to digital music players, mobile phones and other personal electronics, making the 8GB SDHC card a versatile tool for moving around lots of photos, music, and video.”
The 8GB SDHC card with MicroMate USB 2.0 reader will be available in April in the United States and Europe. The bundle will be available in Japan and elsewhere in Asia later in the second quarter. In the United States, the bundle will carry a manufacturer’s suggested retail price of $189.99.
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