Blinded by Flash Memory

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Blinded by Flash Memory

Flash memory is a type of removable storage used by several handheld electronic devices such as cell phones, digital cameras, mp3 players, voice recorders and more. It is a solid state electronic storage device, similar to the type of solid state drives showing up in some new lines of laptops like the Sony VAIO TZ Series.

Flash memory removable storage has become so widespread that most computers today come with ports for connecting the various forms this media takes. Among the types of storage devices are Memory Stick Pro Duo, Smart Media, Compact Flash and SD Card.

All of these formats, which are used in a multitude of electronic devices, interface with computers for data transfer and storage. Most computers have ports for some, but not all of these formats. This has led to the development of card readers, devices that connect to your computer through the USB port and can read each of the various formats and provide the interface between them and the computer. Using a card reader, you can access any of these removable storage types on your computer.

   

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