http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/15/toshiba-announces-64gb-nand-packages-apple-winks-gives-a-nudge/ 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/2009/12/15/toshiba-announces-64gb-nand-packages-apple-winks-gives-a-nudge/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/15/toshiba-announces-64gb-nand-packages-apple-winks-gives-a-nudge/Dec 15th 2009 2:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/15/toshiba-announces-64gb-nand-packages-apple-winks-gives-a-nudge/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/15/toshiba-announces-64gb-nand-packages-apple-winks-gives-a-nudge/Dec 15th 2009 2:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/15/toshiba-announces-64gb-nand-packages-apple-winks-gives-a-nudge/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/15/toshiba-announces-64gb-nand-packages-apple-winks-gives-a-nudge/I believe there is price fixing going on for flash memory.
I bought an 8GB microSDHC in november 2008 for $15, the price increased to $20 at the beginning of 2009 and has now finally just dropped back down to $15. On XDA-Developers someone had test 16GB and 32GB microSDHC cards before the 16GB were even out. The 16GB are out but are still expensive and the 32GB, even though they have the ability to manufacture them (they had test ones over a year ago!) have still not come out.]]>Dec 15th 2009 12:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/15/toshiba-announces-64gb-nand-packages-apple-winks-gives-a-nudge/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/15/toshiba-announces-64gb-nand-packages-apple-winks-gives-a-nudge/
Maybe its because of inflation that it costs more now than it did last year- my $0.02]]>Dec 15th 2009 1:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/15/toshiba-announces-64gb-nand-packages-apple-winks-gives-a-nudge/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/15/toshiba-announces-64gb-nand-packages-apple-winks-gives-a-nudge/Dec 15th 2009 2:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/15/toshiba-announces-64gb-nand-packages-apple-winks-gives-a-nudge/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/15/toshiba-announces-64gb-nand-packages-apple-winks-gives-a-nudge/
Lossless audio. ]]>Dec 15th 2009 2:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/15/toshiba-announces-64gb-nand-packages-apple-winks-gives-a-nudge/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/15/toshiba-announces-64gb-nand-packages-apple-winks-gives-a-nudge/Dec 15th 2009 3:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/15/toshiba-announces-64gb-nand-packages-apple-winks-gives-a-nudge/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/15/toshiba-announces-64gb-nand-packages-apple-winks-gives-a-nudge/I have a lot of lossless audio on my iPhone already. iTunes supports and plays it out of the box. Not FLAC mind you, but Apple Lossless format seems to have better file sizes anyways.]]>Dec 15th 2009 4:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/15/toshiba-announces-64gb-nand-packages-apple-winks-gives-a-nudge/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/15/toshiba-announces-64gb-nand-packages-apple-winks-gives-a-nudge/Lossless PORN]]>Dec 15th 2009 6:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/15/toshiba-announces-64gb-nand-packages-apple-winks-gives-a-nudge/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/15/toshiba-announces-64gb-nand-packages-apple-winks-gives-a-nudge/Dec 15th 2009 8:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/15/toshiba-announces-64gb-nand-packages-apple-winks-gives-a-nudge/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/15/toshiba-announces-64gb-nand-packages-apple-winks-gives-a-nudge/
I stay off TUAW for a reason. I might have to start doing the same with Engadget.]]>Dec 15th 2009 2:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/15/toshiba-announces-64gb-nand-packages-apple-winks-gives-a-nudge/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/15/toshiba-announces-64gb-nand-packages-apple-winks-gives-a-nudge/
1) first we have to make this Toshiba flash memory news applicable to gadgets, context is important

2) iPhone is a hugely popular device around the world. Even if you don't have one you've definitely heard of it or seen it. Therefore, it's the easiest device to achieve (1)

3) we know more about the iPhone thanks to (2) than pretty much any other device on the market. Few devices receive a detailed teardown with every component labeled down to the vendor and part number

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I think in this case, it's a pretty huge stretch. Unless I missed something, there's no specific proof any Apple product will use this chip. On the flipside, tons and tons of devices use NAND flash memory, so the news itself is perfectly valid. To use breaklaw's comment below, why not write about how a 128GB Zune HD is now possible? Or, better yet, just write how all such devices could have increased capacity?]]>Dec 15th 2009 3:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/15/toshiba-announces-64gb-nand-packages-apple-winks-gives-a-nudge/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/15/toshiba-announces-64gb-nand-packages-apple-winks-gives-a-nudge/
You know, your right, it has almost nothing to do with Apple. And for the sake of prolonging the grace period of Apple free articles, Thomas could have forgone the mentioning of Apple. Even if he knows Apple has for the last few years, brought most (if not all) their NAND flash memory from Toshiba. Even if Mr. Thomas Ricker thinks Toshiba's NAND flash breakthroughs/development directly affects the next update to Apple's flagship products, he didn't have to mention Apple. ]]>Dec 15th 2009 3:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/15/toshiba-announces-64gb-nand-packages-apple-winks-gives-a-nudge/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/15/toshiba-announces-64gb-nand-packages-apple-winks-gives-a-nudge/Dec 15th 2009 3:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/15/toshiba-announces-64gb-nand-packages-apple-winks-gives-a-nudge/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/15/toshiba-announces-64gb-nand-packages-apple-winks-gives-a-nudge/
http://www.engadget.com/tag/apple%2Cnand]]>Dec 15th 2009 3:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/15/toshiba-announces-64gb-nand-packages-apple-winks-gives-a-nudge/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/15/toshiba-announces-64gb-nand-packages-apple-winks-gives-a-nudge/
just replace "iphone" with "smartphones" and "ipod" with "mp3 players" and everyone can relate to your article - you don't have to mention any specific device for this to qualify as interesting to gadget lovers]]>Dec 15th 2009 4:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/15/toshiba-announces-64gb-nand-packages-apple-winks-gives-a-nudge/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/15/toshiba-announces-64gb-nand-packages-apple-winks-gives-a-nudge/
He was just putting two and two together for those that didn't realize a possible implication of this development, one that affects a lot of people: new and bigger iThings.
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Why not new and bigger things in general rather than iThings??

The iAudience is indeed larger but the article could have been written more generally and still have been interesting for the entire gadget audience not just those interested in iThings.

Some would think Apple are the only ones affected by this.]]>Dec 15th 2009 9:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/15/toshiba-announces-64gb-nand-packages-apple-winks-gives-a-nudge/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/15/toshiba-announces-64gb-nand-packages-apple-winks-gives-a-nudge/
I'm not an Apply fanboy but you guys are really just being haters. And whining. Stop being whiny haters.]]>Dec 15th 2009 10:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/15/toshiba-announces-64gb-nand-packages-apple-winks-gives-a-nudge/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/15/toshiba-announces-64gb-nand-packages-apple-winks-gives-a-nudge/For me, anybody that starts accusing other people of being "haters" pretty much deserves to be hated.

Yes, TSST is the supplier for the iPhone's flash memory, but do you really think it's the only device to have flash memory supplied -- at least predominantly -- exclusively by TSST? It is naive to assume so, and does give a little credibility to the presumed Apple bias on this blog.]]>Dec 15th 2009 11:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/15/toshiba-announces-64gb-nand-packages-apple-winks-gives-a-nudge/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/15/toshiba-announces-64gb-nand-packages-apple-winks-gives-a-nudge/
Here's a question for you: Why do you care? Stop bitching. It's extremely likely that Apple will use these chips, so what are you arguing against? The article doesn't say that nobody else will be using them.

Give it a rest. Nobody cares that you hate Apple or any mention of Apple.]]>Dec 15th 2009 12:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/15/toshiba-announces-64gb-nand-packages-apple-winks-gives-a-nudge/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/15/toshiba-announces-64gb-nand-packages-apple-winks-gives-a-nudge/
why are there so many of you crying because the word Apple was used? It's an opinion of the writer- last time I checked iPods are the most selling MP3 player on the market, why wouldn't you use them as an example?]]>Dec 15th 2009 12:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/15/toshiba-announces-64gb-nand-packages-apple-winks-gives-a-nudge/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/15/toshiba-announces-64gb-nand-packages-apple-winks-gives-a-nudge/Dec 15th 2009 2:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/15/toshiba-announces-64gb-nand-packages-apple-winks-gives-a-nudge/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/15/toshiba-announces-64gb-nand-packages-apple-winks-gives-a-nudge/Dec 15th 2009 3:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/15/toshiba-announces-64gb-nand-packages-apple-winks-gives-a-nudge/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/15/toshiba-announces-64gb-nand-packages-apple-winks-gives-a-nudge/Dec 15th 2009 1:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/15/toshiba-announces-64gb-nand-packages-apple-winks-gives-a-nudge/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/15/toshiba-announces-64gb-nand-packages-apple-winks-gives-a-nudge/

I love my pre, but i'm gona want to upgrade in like 1 year or so. So get flash, eneable gpu support, roll out a dual core 1ghz phone with 64gb of storage, and a landscape keyboard, kinda like the droid. Add a 5-6 megapixel camera (not 12, just a good quality 5-6 is better..), add a better battery, and call it a day... Also, don't forget video recording...
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Add a better battery? What, you think Apple has been using substandard batteries this whole time? No, see, Apple has actually been using the best battery technology they can find, which is why the iPhone still has among the best battery life of all full featured smartphones. Better than the Pre, better than Droid. That's not a coincidence, it's because Apple is using the absolute best battery technology there is right now.

As soon as battery tech improves, Apple will implement it. But stop thinking it's as easy as going to Radio Shack and getting a better one. It doesn't work that way.

Oh and video recording? Have you heard of the 3GS?]]>Dec 15th 2009 12:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/15/toshiba-announces-64gb-nand-packages-apple-winks-gives-a-nudge/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/15/toshiba-announces-64gb-nand-packages-apple-winks-gives-a-nudge/

uhhh, i never mentioned apple...

I was talking about the pre.. I think the iphone is a great phone, i'm glad it came out when it did (changed the industry!), but it's not for me! First of all i can't stand virtual keyboards. The pre's one isn't the best, but at least it's a physical keyboard, and i can easily type on it without looking down. I like the multitasking (i always have over 4 things open). Now that's not to say i don't wish it has some stuff from the iphone, or android, but currently it's my favorite phone. once google makes navigation available in canada, and makes it so you can download it on a micro sd card, i will be extremely tempted to shift phones.


The things i want is more video formats, higher capacity (64gb would be great). So i can throw in a whole bunch of tv shows, and view them. A faster cpu (dual core 1ghz would be nice), and more ram for online pages. Everything else is a plus! A bigger screen like the hd2 would be really nice. If it does all that, i could compramise a realy keyboard. O, hdmi out would also be outstanding.


I know that sounds like a crazy wish list, but in 1-2 years, it will happen! ]]>Dec 15th 2009 3:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/15/toshiba-announces-64gb-nand-packages-apple-winks-gives-a-nudge/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/15/toshiba-announces-64gb-nand-packages-apple-winks-gives-a-nudge/Dec 15th 2009 3:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/15/toshiba-announces-64gb-nand-packages-apple-winks-gives-a-nudge/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/15/toshiba-announces-64gb-nand-packages-apple-winks-gives-a-nudge/Dec 15th 2009 3:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/15/toshiba-announces-64gb-nand-packages-apple-winks-gives-a-nudge/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/15/toshiba-announces-64gb-nand-packages-apple-winks-gives-a-nudge/
Yeah too bad none of it is HD video on the ipods..]]>Dec 15th 2009 7:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/15/toshiba-announces-64gb-nand-packages-apple-winks-gives-a-nudge/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/15/toshiba-announces-64gb-nand-packages-apple-winks-gives-a-nudge/
Now, if we could get more USB 3.0 interfaces....]]>Dec 15th 2009 3:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/15/toshiba-announces-64gb-nand-packages-apple-winks-gives-a-nudge/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/15/toshiba-announces-64gb-nand-packages-apple-winks-gives-a-nudge/Dec 15th 2009 3:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/15/toshiba-announces-64gb-nand-packages-apple-winks-gives-a-nudge/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/15/toshiba-announces-64gb-nand-packages-apple-winks-gives-a-nudge/I support this notion!!!]]>Dec 15th 2009 3:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/15/toshiba-announces-64gb-nand-packages-apple-winks-gives-a-nudge/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/15/toshiba-announces-64gb-nand-packages-apple-winks-gives-a-nudge/
Ok Sir, that will be $299 plus tax. Ah Sir, you know, for a little extra you could have our new 128GB touch, with a tall glass of wifi, and a side of apps.]]>Dec 15th 2009 3:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/15/toshiba-announces-64gb-nand-packages-apple-winks-gives-a-nudge/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/15/toshiba-announces-64gb-nand-packages-apple-winks-gives-a-nudge/Dec 15th 2009 3:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/15/toshiba-announces-64gb-nand-packages-apple-winks-gives-a-nudge/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/15/toshiba-announces-64gb-nand-packages-apple-winks-gives-a-nudge/I want to listen to music. No games please. No wi-fi please. Just music..]]>Dec 15th 2009 4:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/15/toshiba-announces-64gb-nand-packages-apple-winks-gives-a-nudge/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/15/toshiba-announces-64gb-nand-packages-apple-winks-gives-a-nudge/Unless that WiFi means that I can sync without wires. I'd be extremely interested in plugging my iPod and iPhone in at night and have them both sync while nested in my iHome iP88. It's a completely superfluous feature, because I could just as easily plug them into my computer in the other room... but it's all the way over _there_...]]>Dec 15th 2009 11:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/15/toshiba-announces-64gb-nand-packages-apple-winks-gives-a-nudge/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/15/toshiba-announces-64gb-nand-packages-apple-winks-gives-a-nudge/
Nano? Shuffle? iPod classic?]]>Dec 15th 2009 12:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/15/toshiba-announces-64gb-nand-packages-apple-winks-gives-a-nudge/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/15/toshiba-announces-64gb-nand-packages-apple-winks-gives-a-nudge/Dec 15th 2009 3:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/15/toshiba-announces-64gb-nand-packages-apple-winks-gives-a-nudge/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/15/toshiba-announces-64gb-nand-packages-apple-winks-gives-a-nudge/Dec 15th 2009 3:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/15/toshiba-announces-64gb-nand-packages-apple-winks-gives-a-nudge/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/15/toshiba-announces-64gb-nand-packages-apple-winks-gives-a-nudge/Yeah, someone really needs to speed up battery dev. Flash memory is better than conventional HDDs in terms of power usage but it's still disappointing nevertheless.

Dunno, stopped being interested in the Pre months ago.]]>Dec 15th 2009 3:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/15/toshiba-announces-64gb-nand-packages-apple-winks-gives-a-nudge/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/15/toshiba-announces-64gb-nand-packages-apple-winks-gives-a-nudge/
That said, breaking 100GB is quite a milestone.]]>Dec 15th 2009 4:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/15/toshiba-announces-64gb-nand-packages-apple-winks-gives-a-nudge/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/15/toshiba-announces-64gb-nand-packages-apple-winks-gives-a-nudge/Dec 15th 2009 4:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/15/toshiba-announces-64gb-nand-packages-apple-winks-gives-a-nudge/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/15/toshiba-announces-64gb-nand-packages-apple-winks-gives-a-nudge/http://www.misterbg.org/AppleProductCycle/]]>Dec 15th 2009 4:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/15/toshiba-announces-64gb-nand-packages-apple-winks-gives-a-nudge/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/15/toshiba-announces-64gb-nand-packages-apple-winks-gives-a-nudge/Dec 15th 2009 4:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/15/toshiba-announces-64gb-nand-packages-apple-winks-gives-a-nudge/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/15/toshiba-announces-64gb-nand-packages-apple-winks-gives-a-nudge/Dec 15th 2009 5:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/15/toshiba-announces-64gb-nand-packages-apple-winks-gives-a-nudge/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/15/toshiba-announces-64gb-nand-packages-apple-winks-gives-a-nudge/
First of all, do you live in a bubble or something? What makes you think every person on earth has the exact same needs and wants that you do? Just because you don't have more than 8 GB of music doesn't mean nobody else does.

And then it's not just about music, is it? You can load full length movies onto them, and then there's those 120,000 apps you have to choose from. Anybody can fill up a 64GB iPhone.

The camera in the iPhone 3GS is actually really good, it's better than the Droid's camera. Megapixels don't mean anything, it has nothing to do with the QUALITY of the camera. The current iPhone camera is as good as most cheap point and shoots, with the added bonus of manual focus and exposure control. There really isn't much to complain about with the 3GS camera.]]>Dec 15th 2009 12:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/15/toshiba-announces-64gb-nand-packages-apple-winks-gives-a-nudge/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/15/toshiba-announces-64gb-nand-packages-apple-winks-gives-a-nudge/
And if you think the camera on iPhone is better than trust me, you need to move out of your own weak and pointless thoughts. It's people like you who cum every time Apple launches a new 'mouse' for Mac! ]]>Dec 15th 2009 4:26PM