They get smaller and smaller...

Posted by: tfabris

They get smaller and smaller... - 01/10/2004 19:43

http://www.palminfocenter.com/view_story.asp?ID=7189

Not sure if they're useful at 2 and 4 gig capacities (CompactFlash can get that big already, right?), but still, cool pic.
Posted by: mdavey

Re: They get smaller and smaller... - 01/10/2004 20:42

Amazing the way we keep trying to miniaturize this technology and increase capacity rather than trying to find a way to do proper high capacity, low cost, mass-rewritable solid-state memory.

Did you read the story about the 667MHz CPU with Arm core, linked from that page?
Posted by: tfabris

Re: They get smaller and smaller... - 01/10/2004 20:51

No, I didn't see that. Wow, a 667mhz empeg would be nice.

Oh, and I think that they *ARE* trying to do solid state high capacity, it's just they haven't done it yet, or at least not cheaply.
Posted by: andy

Re: They get smaller and smaller... - 02/10/2004 08:58

Did I read that right, does that processor really only use 0.5 watts of power when running at full speed ?
Posted by: rob

Re: They get smaller and smaller... - 02/10/2004 09:14

Looks like 2005, maybe 2006, will be the year of hard drive enabled cell phones. I wonder if they will swallow up other CE devices in the way they have swallowed up PDAs.

Rob
Posted by: genixia

Re: They get smaller and smaller... - 02/10/2004 10:44

Yes, it's inevitable IMO. That's why Nokia should be a target of choice as a partner. That'd be one way to solve supply and distribution issues!
Posted by: tman

Re: They get smaller and smaller... - 02/10/2004 20:36

Yup. Nokia definitely need some advice regarding physical design at least! *cough* Original N-Gage