Addonics Announces Internal USB 7-in-1 Card Reader For 3.5-inch Drive Bay

SAN JOSE, CA (March 27, 2002) ? Addonics Technologies has solved the puzzle of transferring data from multimedia peripherals that use flash memory storage cards to desktop PCs. The company today announced the Internal DigiDrive -- a universal USB flash memory card reader that can be mounted into any 3.5-inch drive bay of any computer or equipment.

Similar to its cousin (the Pocket DigiDrive), the new device also supports seven mainstream digital media formats such as CF-I, CF-II, Smart Memory, Memory Stick, Micro Drive, Multimedia Card, and Secure Digital Card.

Flash memory cards have become the standard storage method for PDAs, digital cameras, video camcorders, digital voice recorders, and MP3 players, but most USB card readers only support one or two card types. Because the Addonics Internal DigiDrive supports seven different media types in one drive users do not need to worry about what storage platform their PDA or digital camera uses, or buy separate card readers for each peripheral to transfer media to their desktop PC.

Once the Addonics Internal DigiDrive is installed, an icon for each type of the seven media it supports automatically appears under the My Computer folder.

The drive provides four separate slots to accommodate various media types and occupies a standard 3.5-inch drive bay. The drive contains no moving parts. Users only need to plug device into any internal or external USB 1.1 or USB 2.0-compliant port to power the drive.

The Addonics Internal DigiDrive has a 1MB/second read/write speed. Support is included for Windows 98SE, Me, 2000, XP, Mac OS 8.6 or higher, Linux kernel 2.4 or higher.

List price of the Internal DigiDrive is , which includes two USB cables and driver software.

The Addonics Internal DigiDrive is available through major catalog companies, resellers, VARs and distributors, including StorageUSA.com, Amazon.com, PC Connection, CDW, Buy.com, Insight, Egghead, Ingram Micro, and Ma Lab.