Simple Technology Offers 64MB SmartMedia

SANTA ANA, Calif., Jan. 13 -- Simple Technology, Inc. today announced the availability of its 64MB SmartMedia(TM), twice the storage of currently available 32MB SmartMedia. The extra storage is equivalent to 30 minutes of CD quality MP3 encoded music or 32 additional pictures with a 2 megapixel still digital camera.

SmartMedia provided by Simple Technology is guaranteed to be 100% compatible to industry standard specifications. Simple Technology is a member of the SSFDC Forum, the standardizing organization of SmartMedia, and supports its cards with a 1-year warranty and unlimited toll-free technical support. In addition to 64MB SmartMedia the company also offers 32MB, 16MB, 8MB, and 4MB capacities as well as a PC Card adapter.

The 64MB card features a 512Mbit NAND flash, electrically erasable programmable read only memory (EEPROM) memory chip, packaged in an overmolded thin package (OMTP). Erase time is 3ms and access time is 10us for the first access and 50ns for serial access. Estimated street pricing for the Simple Technology 64MB SmartMedia is .