I'm suprised that the writer neglected to include that drives just like this have been out for quite some time - a few years, actually - in about 1GB sizes. Hitachi makes them for IBM, and have 2GB and 4GB versions available for sale.


*edit*
sorry, I just noticed the mention of Hitachi. Still, it's not like drives in this size are new, and the one featured in the beginning of the article is just like the current microdrives, as far as I can see. Sorry, I must be missing something.