Kingston Technology Company, Inc., the independent world leader in memory products, announced the release of a new 2GB microSD card with mini- and standard-size Secure Digital (SD) adapters to maximize microSD card compatibility and interoperability between mobile phones, digital cameras and portable media devices. The larger 2GB capacity card with two adapters further increases the flexibility of the microSD platform. “With microSD cards becoming an emerging standard in many multifunction handsets, Kingston decided to enhance the popular and very practical microSD dual adapter pack with the addition of a 2GB card,” said Jean Wong, Flash memory product manager, Kingston.

SanDisk expanded its Memory Stick Micro (M2) line by introducing a 4-gigabyte card. With the capacity to hold up to 1,000 songs, 2,000 high-resolution photos or 20 hours of MPEG4 video, the 4GB M2 is compatible with Sony Ericsson’s latest generation of slim line, multimedia mobile handsets such as the Cyber-shot and Walkman series. SanDisk announced the 4GB M2 at CTIA Wireless 2007, where the company is exhibiting its mobile products at the Orange County Convention Center. “This new card, and other SanDisk cards for mobile phones such as our 4GB microSD High Capacity (SDHC), are reshaping the wireless landscape,” said Norm Frentz, director of marketing for SanDisk’s mobile consumer solutions division.

SanDisk introduced an 8-gigabyte SD High Capacity (SDHC) flash memory card - the highest capacity now available in the SD format. The new flash memory card holds more than 4,000 high-resolution pictures, as many as 2,000 digital songs or up to 15 hours of MPEG 4 video. The SanDisk 8GB SDHC card will come bundled with a SanDisk MicroMate USB 2.0 reader at no extra charge. SDHC cards require an SDHC-compatible reader, so providing the MicroMate reader with the card ensures that users will be able to connect the card to their computers. The MicroMate reader also works with standard SD cards. The SanDisk 8GB SDHC card with MicroMate USB 2.0 reader will be available in April 2007.

SanDisk introduced SanDisk Mobile Premier, a new line of performance-oriented microSD memory cards aimed specifically at the mobile phone market. The cards allow consumers to quickly transfer content to and from their mobile phones as well as increase storage for videos, music, ring tones, digital images and other files. Also, SanDisk Mobile Premier cards feature SanDisk's TrustedFlash technology, which allows network operators to sell premium content that can be downloaded directly to mobile phones, stored on the cards and played on other TrustedFlash-enabled devices authorized by the network provider. The announcement was made at the CeBIT Show, where SanDisk is exhibiting its new products.