http://www.engadget.com/2006/02/06/sonys-memory-stick-micro-to-debut-in-march/ Engadget Comments for http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2006/02/06/sonys-memory-stick-micro-to-debut-in-march/http://www.engadget.com/2006/02/06/sonys-memory-stick-micro-to-debut-in-march/Feb 6th 2006 2:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/02/06/sonys-memory-stick-micro-to-debut-in-march/http://www.engadget.com/2006/02/06/sonys-memory-stick-micro-to-debut-in-march/Feb 6th 2006 2:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/02/06/sonys-memory-stick-micro-to-debut-in-march/http://www.engadget.com/2006/02/06/sonys-memory-stick-micro-to-debut-in-march/
I've had about 6 cell phones and various other gadgets over the past two years. The only two that have used the same memory card format have been my Sony Ericsson P910i and Sony PSP. Kinda ironic that the most propreitary format is the only one that's been useable in multiple devices, don't you think?]]>Feb 6th 2006 2:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/02/06/sonys-memory-stick-micro-to-debut-in-march/http://www.engadget.com/2006/02/06/sonys-memory-stick-micro-to-debut-in-march/Feb 6th 2006 2:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/02/06/sonys-memory-stick-micro-to-debut-in-march/http://www.engadget.com/2006/02/06/sonys-memory-stick-micro-to-debut-in-march/
Not that it matters with Sony, since they treat this whole portable media thing as if it were some sort of hobby.]]>Feb 6th 2006 2:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/02/06/sonys-memory-stick-micro-to-debut-in-march/http://www.engadget.com/2006/02/06/sonys-memory-stick-micro-to-debut-in-march/
quoting'>http://www.engadget.com/2006/02/06/sony-ericssons-m600-3g-tri-band-gsm-cellphone/

quoting shalalala:

"..Please tell me that they are not coming out with a new form of the memory stick and that i will need to buy a new memory stick for all of new sony products. This sucks balls.
Posted at 7:11AM on Feb 6th 2006 by shalalala "

yes, this sucks major balls.
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Oh, same for me Re 1st comment if it wasn't for the PSP]]>Feb 6th 2006 3:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/02/06/sonys-memory-stick-micro-to-debut-in-march/http://www.engadget.com/2006/02/06/sonys-memory-stick-micro-to-debut-in-march/
I'm assuming that someone will eventually create an all-in-one adapter for all Sony media, including this new standard. Or at least I hope so....]]>Feb 6th 2006 3:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/02/06/sonys-memory-stick-micro-to-debut-in-march/http://www.engadget.com/2006/02/06/sonys-memory-stick-micro-to-debut-in-march/Feb 6th 2006 3:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/02/06/sonys-memory-stick-micro-to-debut-in-march/http://www.engadget.com/2006/02/06/sonys-memory-stick-micro-to-debut-in-march/Feb 6th 2006 3:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/02/06/sonys-memory-stick-micro-to-debut-in-march/http://www.engadget.com/2006/02/06/sonys-memory-stick-micro-to-debut-in-march/Wholey agree with the comments on aggravating the consumer.
It makes a whole lot more sense from a consumers point of view to standardise the formats across the board. Personally I make my choices of digital camera or MP3 player based on if it can use my existing collection of SD cards.
Can you imagine how well a DVD would have sold if each company had its own media type (and with that only certain studios films with affiliation)? Not at all most likely, no-one wanted another Betamax/VHS/Video 2000 debacle and the consumers went mad for it.
How about if the same was true of USB type devices, each one with its own connector at the PC end and a different card to buy to plug in your camera or MP3 player?
I dont think Sony ever seem to compromise despite the fact that near enough every format they have developed has always been widely under supported in the industry by anyone but themselves, examples being - Minidisc, Betamax, ATRAC and so on...
I think we may be able to add Blueray to that pile soon enough based on track record.]]>Feb 6th 2006 3:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/02/06/sonys-memory-stick-micro-to-debut-in-march/http://www.engadget.com/2006/02/06/sonys-memory-stick-micro-to-debut-in-march/Feb 6th 2006 3:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/02/06/sonys-memory-stick-micro-to-debut-in-march/http://www.engadget.com/2006/02/06/sonys-memory-stick-micro-to-debut-in-march/
At least the M2 is pin compatible with Memory Stick PRO Duo and thus regular Memory Stick PRO too, so adapters to use them in other devices/readers will be nice and cheap.]]>Feb 6th 2006 3:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/02/06/sonys-memory-stick-micro-to-debut-in-march/http://www.engadget.com/2006/02/06/sonys-memory-stick-micro-to-debut-in-march/M2 (did I miss any?). ]]>Feb 6th 2006 3:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/02/06/sonys-memory-stick-micro-to-debut-in-march/http://www.engadget.com/2006/02/06/sonys-memory-stick-micro-to-debut-in-march/Feb 6th 2006 3:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/02/06/sonys-memory-stick-micro-to-debut-in-march/http://www.engadget.com/2006/02/06/sonys-memory-stick-micro-to-debut-in-march/Feb 6th 2006 3:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/02/06/sonys-memory-stick-micro-to-debut-in-march/http://www.engadget.com/2006/02/06/sonys-memory-stick-micro-to-debut-in-march/
I will only use Sony MemoryStick products as they are reliable, cheap (when you know where to buy them from). I dont know why everyone hates them for using their own memory format, when other companies like Panasonic have SD and MiniSD, now Sony will have MS, MS Duo, MS Duo Pro, MS Micro. MemoryStick products have a higher transfer rate and from my experience more reliable.

Why copy everyone elses media format which means Sony have to pay royalties for technology which is not theirs and is inferior. So Sony is better of using their own format in their own devices. This way if you have multiple Sony products, they all share the same media format.]]>Feb 6th 2006 3:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/02/06/sonys-memory-stick-micro-to-debut-in-march/http://www.engadget.com/2006/02/06/sonys-memory-stick-micro-to-debut-in-march/
I ended up buying the MS Pro because that was the only MS "guaranteed" to work (besides the regular MS) per Sony's site.

Point is, I would much rather have bought the MS Pro Duo because I could have used that in more devices (phones, etc).

This, in my mind, is part of the reason Sony's going to the dogs.]]>Feb 6th 2006 3:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/02/06/sonys-memory-stick-micro-to-debut-in-march/http://www.engadget.com/2006/02/06/sonys-memory-stick-micro-to-debut-in-march/
This constant Sony-specific memory media module bullcrap is as good a reason as any.

Data is data damnit! Damn you Sony! I will NOT be purchasing a PS3, I will Illegaly download ALL SONY distributed movies and music!

Im going to have a huge family, with many many children, who are all going to never give Sony a cent of their money. And as my seed populates the Earth and eventually the Universe, Sony will slowly and surely die away.]]>Feb 6th 2006 3:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/02/06/sonys-memory-stick-micro-to-debut-in-march/http://www.engadget.com/2006/02/06/sonys-memory-stick-micro-to-debut-in-march/
I too, am done putting money into Sony media. Although their current generations of cameras and digital camcorders are great (perhaps even at the pinnacle of current technology) they will fall in favor inevitably with the market trends and quality levels (i.e., Nikon/Fuji/Canon of yesteryear), and I will be stuck with these later GIANT MemoryStick Duos.

F'n SIGH.

]]>Feb 6th 2006 3:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/02/06/sonys-memory-stick-micro-to-debut-in-march/http://www.engadget.com/2006/02/06/sonys-memory-stick-micro-to-debut-in-march/
look:
http://images.tigerdirect.com/SKUimages/medium/S153-2120.jpg

Just a new excuse to jack the prices on thier memory sticks.]]>Feb 6th 2006 3:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/02/06/sonys-memory-stick-micro-to-debut-in-march/http://www.engadget.com/2006/02/06/sonys-memory-stick-micro-to-debut-in-march/Feb 6th 2006 3:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/02/06/sonys-memory-stick-micro-to-debut-in-march/http://www.engadget.com/2006/02/06/sonys-memory-stick-micro-to-debut-in-march/
Sony, go on, you're products are awesome.]]>Feb 6th 2006 3:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/02/06/sonys-memory-stick-micro-to-debut-in-march/http://www.engadget.com/2006/02/06/sonys-memory-stick-micro-to-debut-in-march/
how nice it would be if all my sony memory sticks worked in all my sony products, its not a lot to ask is it. Hardly as if the duo was a huge beast anyway...]]>Feb 6th 2006 3:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/02/06/sonys-memory-stick-micro-to-debut-in-march/http://www.engadget.com/2006/02/06/sonys-memory-stick-micro-to-debut-in-march/
Chances are, unless you're going to get a Sony Ericcson Walkman phone within the next XX month, you won't need this memory.

Now, try getting a decent sized MMC that's not Palm branded these days, and for cheap (retail brick and mortar). No one's giving too much fuzz over Nokia and their stance on MMC cards...]]>Feb 6th 2006 4:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/02/06/sonys-memory-stick-micro-to-debut-in-march/http://www.engadget.com/2006/02/06/sonys-memory-stick-micro-to-debut-in-march/Feb 6th 2006 4:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/02/06/sonys-memory-stick-micro-to-debut-in-march/http://www.engadget.com/2006/02/06/sonys-memory-stick-micro-to-debut-in-march/
I agree with everything you say. EXCEPT NOT.

Clearly you haven't offloaded a gigabyte worth of photography from a Sandisk Extreme II compactflash card using a firewire or cardbus reader, or used the same card in piss poor environmental conditions.

There are a wide variety of CF cards, and the Ultra/Extreme versions from Sandisk(and comparable versions from Lexar) are built to withstand the worst of photographic and other situations, in addition to having the fastest speed of any flash media]]>Feb 6th 2006 4:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/02/06/sonys-memory-stick-micro-to-debut-in-march/http://www.engadget.com/2006/02/06/sonys-memory-stick-micro-to-debut-in-march/Feb 6th 2006 5:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/02/06/sonys-memory-stick-micro-to-debut-in-march/http://www.engadget.com/2006/02/06/sonys-memory-stick-micro-to-debut-in-march/Feb 6th 2006 6:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/02/06/sonys-memory-stick-micro-to-debut-in-march/http://www.engadget.com/2006/02/06/sonys-memory-stick-micro-to-debut-in-march/
Yes, the pro duo will work with the p200 because the pro duo comes with an adapter that allows you to fit it into the camera (as a memory stick).

You should have just called support and solved this in 5 minutes.
]]>Feb 6th 2006 6:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/02/06/sonys-memory-stick-micro-to-debut-in-march/http://www.engadget.com/2006/02/06/sonys-memory-stick-micro-to-debut-in-march/Feb 6th 2006 6:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/02/06/sonys-memory-stick-micro-to-debut-in-march/http://www.engadget.com/2006/02/06/sonys-memory-stick-micro-to-debut-in-march/Feb 6th 2006 6:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/02/06/sonys-memory-stick-micro-to-debut-in-march/http://www.engadget.com/2006/02/06/sonys-memory-stick-micro-to-debut-in-march/Feb 6th 2006 7:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/02/06/sonys-memory-stick-micro-to-debut-in-march/http://www.engadget.com/2006/02/06/sonys-memory-stick-micro-to-debut-in-march/just think of those little russian dolls..small card inside larger card,and so forth.
The example of the P200 camera given earlier?
This camera will accept EVERY memory stick ever made by Sony(original purple,white-magicgate,black,red,navy blue,psp branded,pro etc etc..)with no loss of performance between variants.Yes,a (often free)adaptor may be needed if you choose a duo-but this is no problem.The M2 card is the next step towards smaller devices-that I as one will not bitch about.
The Sony bashing by uninformed teens on this site is getting really tedious-if you dont like sony dont buy the products-simple.Your hollow threats of a 'boycott'are always forgotten when something that might get you liked(or laid)by your ever diminishing group of friends-is launched by Sony.think about it.]]>Feb 6th 2006 7:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/02/06/sonys-memory-stick-micro-to-debut-in-march/http://www.engadget.com/2006/02/06/sonys-memory-stick-micro-to-debut-in-march/http://trilancer.blogspot.com]]>Feb 7th 2006 1:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/02/06/sonys-memory-stick-micro-to-debut-in-march/http://www.engadget.com/2006/02/06/sonys-memory-stick-micro-to-debut-in-march/DSC-M1 and stick it into the front of my Vaio laptop, but I could just as easily plug it in through a cable...

Anyways, I'd personally just rather have a lot of onboard memory and an expansion slot for the buttload of extra memory I'll probably never pay for... If a camera came with 1gb of onboard memory and was still a great camera, I wouldn't mind an extra $100 price tag... same with a cell phone. One Thing I wish was that the sizes of proprietary media were different enough that they could be adapted into other types, i.e., a pro duo being small enough to give it an SD adapter like RS-MMC or TransFlash... That'd be cool, but oh well, I have an SD for my cell phone and a Pro Duo for my camera, I deal with it.]]>Feb 7th 2006 1:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/02/06/sonys-memory-stick-micro-to-debut-in-march/http://www.engadget.com/2006/02/06/sonys-memory-stick-micro-to-debut-in-march/
"Only Sony"

Well, we need adapters!]]>Feb 7th 2006 5:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/02/06/sonys-memory-stick-micro-to-debut-in-march/http://www.engadget.com/2006/02/06/sonys-memory-stick-micro-to-debut-in-march/(theyre gonna be extremely expensive too, i mean look at the ms duo!)]]>Feb 7th 2006 6:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/02/06/sonys-memory-stick-micro-to-debut-in-march/http://www.engadget.com/2006/02/06/sonys-memory-stick-micro-to-debut-in-march/Feb 7th 2006 6:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/02/06/sonys-memory-stick-micro-to-debut-in-march/http://www.engadget.com/2006/02/06/sonys-memory-stick-micro-to-debut-in-march/
I'm going to do my best not to defend Sony here, as they're just another company, but you have to admire their efforts. Granted they've had some bloopers in the past, (Betamax et. al.) but Memory Stick is a legitimately decent format, and I own more Memory Stick products than any other format, so they must have anticipated at least me in their business model.

They have recently introduced native mp3 into the product lines which didn't already have it - as that's what the consumer wanted, wasn't it? They are only one of many major brands associated with the BluRay format, and they can't all be evil, can they? They have slapped the wrist of their BMG division over the DRM debacle (and the public continued to show a strange degree of selective memory over other companies that do unwanted things to your computer.... Mi.....). They have recently taken a British-born CEO on board who is re-dressing a lot of the bloat that had afflicted the company. They have recently picked themselves up off the floor of flat panel TVs and are now producing an award-winning line. They have just shut down their robot and ultra-high-end CE line as they weren't contributing to the business. They are in-bed with IBM and Toshiba over the Cell BE processor and they are set to make big losses on Playstation3 consoles to the benefit of consumers so that the BluRay standard can get established.

There are a lot of good things going on at camp Sony, and those who would see to knock them in this day and age, are very bitter individuals who are most-likely blindingly loyal to other companies. The company is far from perfect, and their history is a cloudy one, but times change, people change, companies change. Opinions should change with them.]]>Feb 7th 2006 7:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/02/06/sonys-memory-stick-micro-to-debut-in-march/http://www.engadget.com/2006/02/06/sonys-memory-stick-micro-to-debut-in-march/players, phones, cameras etc.
Yesterday I've put my antiq
4Mb Memory Stick in my new DSC-R1
and it's working!
Keep up the good job, Sony
and screw all other media standards!
]]>Feb 7th 2006 7:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/02/06/sonys-memory-stick-micro-to-debut-in-march/http://www.engadget.com/2006/02/06/sonys-memory-stick-micro-to-debut-in-march/Feb 7th 2006 8:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/02/06/sonys-memory-stick-micro-to-debut-in-march/http://www.engadget.com/2006/02/06/sonys-memory-stick-micro-to-debut-in-march/
Put the Micro in the Pro Duo, which fits in the Memory stick....]]>Feb 7th 2006 8:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/02/06/sonys-memory-stick-micro-to-debut-in-march/http://www.engadget.com/2006/02/06/sonys-memory-stick-micro-to-debut-in-march/Feb 7th 2006 8:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/02/06/sonys-memory-stick-micro-to-debut-in-march/http://www.engadget.com/2006/02/06/sonys-memory-stick-micro-to-debut-in-march/
The "spirit of innovation" is indeed "diluted".]]>Feb 8th 2006 4:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/02/06/sonys-memory-stick-micro-to-debut-in-march/http://www.engadget.com/2006/02/06/sonys-memory-stick-micro-to-debut-in-march/
Why continue to trust Sony ... ??]]>Feb 10th 2006 2:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/02/06/sonys-memory-stick-micro-to-debut-in-march/http://www.engadget.com/2006/02/06/sonys-memory-stick-micro-to-debut-in-march/Feb 12th 2006 1:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/02/06/sonys-memory-stick-micro-to-debut-in-march/http://www.engadget.com/2006/02/06/sonys-memory-stick-micro-to-debut-in-march/
Cowabunghole!]]>Feb 14th 2006 8:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/02/06/sonys-memory-stick-micro-to-debut-in-march/http://www.engadget.com/2006/02/06/sonys-memory-stick-micro-to-debut-in-march/Feb 25th 2006 9:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/02/06/sonys-memory-stick-micro-to-debut-in-march/http://www.engadget.com/2006/02/06/sonys-memory-stick-micro-to-debut-in-march/
I mean look at the picture - its the size of a thumbnail!

Surely the Duo memory sticks are small enough even for cellphones?]]>Mar 1st 2006 9:52AM