Sandisk Now Selling SD Memory Card with USB

The Sandisk Ultra II card with built-in USB 2.0 is perfect for new Nikon Coolpix cameras.

From Sandisk Corp. - Jun 15, 2005

Shipping Starting June 2005: One Gigabyte SD Memory Card with Built-In USB 2.0 Connectivity!

Orlando,
FL, FEB. 19, 2005 – SanDisk® Corporation (NASDAQ:SNDK)
today introduced the SanDisk Ultra™ II SD™ PLUS, an
innovative SD flash memory card with built-in USB connectivity.
The new card, which works seamlessly in any SD card slot, also can
be used as a high-speed USB 2.0 flash drive. The announcement was
made at the annual Photo Marketing Association (PMA) Show at the
Orange County Convention Center where SanDisk is demonstrating products
in Booth 2408.

The new dual-functionality device has been added to the SanDisk
Ultra II product line, a family of high-performance flash memory
cards with write speeds of 9 megabytes (MB) per second and read
speeds of 10MB/sec.

Tanya Chuang, SanDisk retail product marketing manager, said,
“The new Ultra II SD PLUS, which can be used in a wide variety
of SD-based products—including digital cameras, PDAs, camcorders
and camera phones—means greater convenience and cost savings
for consumers. Now, to transfer data, images, audio or video between
computers, digital cameras and other electronic devices, you don’t
need a card reader, cables or card adapters. Just flip the card
to engage the USB connector and simply plug the Ultra II SD PLUS
into any USB port. And the card also features an LED that blinks
when data transfer is taking place to indicate that the card is
being used as a USB flash drive.”

She added, “Our advanced mechanical design eliminates the
need for a removable cap, which can be lost, and gives consumers
a dual functionality card that is fully SD compliant. We believe
that the Ultra II SD PLUS will be a much more popular product than
any similar device on the market because it is an SD card and SD
has become the dominant standard for flash memory cards.”

The Ultra II SD PLUS, which SanDisk expects will start shipping
to stores in April, initially will be available in two capacities–512MB
and one gigabyte (GB)**. The 512MB card will have a suggested retail
price of $109.99 and the 1GB version will carry a suggested price
of $149.99.

The
Ultra II SD PLUS is targeted primarily at the professional digital
camera and prosumer market where 4 mega-pixel or higher resolution
digital cameras are requiring significantly faster flash memory
film cards. The Ultra II product line, which also includes CompactFlash®
and Memory Stick PRO™ card formats, allows photographers to
quickly capture high-resolution images and take advantage of the
advanced features available today in high mega-pixel digital cameras.