SanDisk has officially announced at the 2009 MWC that LG Electronics’ most recent and fully loaded LG Arena multimedia handset will now include SanDisk’s iNAND 8GB Embedded Flash Drive, used by the handset as both a boot and data storage device. This will get rid of the need to have a separate boot device.
The LG Arena is the company’s flagship model for the first half of this year. It features enhanced audio and video technologies and a new 3D S-Class UI. SanDisk’s iNAND offers fast and reliable digital storage solutions. It is also completely capable of storing system boot code. So this helps conserve board space and reduces the complexity of design, while also lowering power consumption and cutting costs of having a separate boot device.
LG Arena
SanDisk and LG Electronics successfully demonstrated their new technology for cell phones, which allows mobile network operators to offer multimedia services by way of removable flash memory cards. The new LG KC910 Renoir was used for demo purposes and it now makes way for a new era in mobile phone service and content distribution.
Network operators can distribute preloaded and downloaded content on these removable memory cards, free of cost, and limit its premium services only to their network subscribers. This content protection service enables operators to authenticate user credentials via their data on the SIM card.
SanDisk’s technology offers flexible storage-based services to network operators by permitting them IP connectivity to the device’s memory card, which is remotely manageable by the operator using industry-standard TCP/IP and OMA Smart Card Web Server.
LG KC910 Renoir
SanDisk has announced the shipping of its 16GB memory cards, the SanDisk Mobile Ultra microSDHC and Memory Stick Micro (M2) mobile memory cards. This is the world’s largest removable storage capacity designed especially for mobile phones. With the increased performance and capacity SanDisk Ultra memory cards allows users to take advantage of intense mobile features including all sorts of applications that take up a lot of memory.
These Ultra memory cards are premium and second to none in its class providing consumers with quick and fast side-loading speeds. Users will inevitably experience higher transfer rates of digital files from their mobile devices to their computers. Easily transport memory from a device to your PC with the direct to connect USB 2.0-compatibility.
“As consumers listen to music, view photos, take and watch videos on their phones, the need for high-capacity removable mobile phone memory cards that can quickly transfer these files increases,” said Diana Cartwright, senior director, retail marketing, SanDisk.
The 16GB SanDisk Mobile Ultra microSDHC and Memory Stick Micro (M2) premium cards will arrive with a MSRP of $119.99 and $129.99.
The microSDHC cards will also be available in 4GB, 8GB and 16GB capacities. These cards are respectively ideal for newer mobile devices. The Memory Stick Micro (M2) cards are designed for Sony Ericsson’s newer and more advanced mobile line up. Of course, all of SanDisk Mobile Ultra Cards come with a 10-year limited warranty for added protection and freedom of use!
SanDisk Mobile Ultra
Here comes the music deal that involved world’s four largest music companies and SanDisk Corporation joining the inaugural slotMusic line-up. Users can buy Artist’ Albums of more than 40 TOP artists which includes Coldplay, Katy Perry, Leona Lewis, Rihanna and Robin Thicke and this list is growing very fast.
SlotMusic serves the purpose of transfering music to literally any device. These cards includes tiny USB adapter (costs $9.99 ) which can be connected to computers Windows and so Linux and Mac users can move their music to any music management software program or MP3 music device. SlotMusic users can instantly plug and play these albums into their microSD slot-enabled mobile phones, portable media players, or computers.
Starting this week, music fans can purchase slotMusic cards—microSD cards with pre-loaded high quality DRM-free MP3 music—featuring new release albums from favorite artists. These cards carry retail price of $14.99 and can be bought from Best Buy and Wal-Mart in the United States.
slotMusic
