| Designed for digital storage on cameras, camcorders | | | | one trusted name, Sony memory stick , to store |
| and other handheld devices, Sony memory stick has | | | | them. |
| become a household name. It is a removable flash | | | | Technically, a Sony memory Stick is used as storage |
| memory card that represents the whole genre of | | | | media for portable devices, in a way that can easily |
| memory stick. Sony introduced it in 1998 with 4 and | | | | be removed and transferred to a personal computer. |
| 8MB capacities that were increased to 1GB with the | | | | For example you can take the case of Sony digital |
| first Memory Stick PRO card. Sony has also | | | | cameras that use Memory Sticks for storing image |
| introduced Memory Sticks for use as I/O devices in | | | | files. Now, with a Memory Stick-capable reader, a |
| such products as Memory Stick cameras, GPS | | | | user can copy the pictures taken with the Sony |
| systems and Bluetooth modules. | | | | digital camera off to his computer. The reader that is |
| Memory sticks are be used to save data of various | | | | used is typically a small box, which connects via USB |
| types like text, audio or video files in electronic | | | | or some other serial connection. |
| devices such as HandyCams, DigiCams. Memory | | | | Apart from copying image files from digital cameras, |
| sticks offer more storage capacity and faster file | | | | by using Sony memory stick , One can also copy |
| transfer. Latest mobile phones with sophisticated | | | | other types of files, and that is both to and from the |
| functionalities require memory sticks to make room | | | | stick. One can also have readers that use PCMCIA, |
| for data to be stored by the users. Music, still images, | | | | CompactFlash, 3.5" floppy drive, and even some |
| videos, etc require plenty of space. Most of the | | | | other formats. Thus, having a memory stick from |
| mobile phones have limited data storing capability and | | | | Sony, you will never be short of digital space for his |
| hence fail to make room for all these. So, users find | | | | electronic devices. |