Connectivity; Memory Stick Duo™ & Memory Stick Pro Duo - Sony Ericsson D750i White Paper

Connectivity

Memory Stick Duo™ & Memory Stick PRO Duo™
Memory Stick
venient way of adding storage and
other functions to a wide range of
devices. D750i supports Memory
Stick Duo™ and Memory Stick PRO Duo™, minia-
ture versions of the Memory Stick series which is
just one third the volume of standard Memory
Sticks. A 64 MB Memory Stick PRO Duo™ is sup-
plied with the phone.
Via a Memory Stick PRO Duo Adaptor, Memory
Stick PRO Duo™ can be plugged into any standard
size Memory Stick slot. The two types have full
electrical and file system compatibility.
Physical and electrical properties
The Memory Stick is very space-efficient. It is 20
mm wide, 1.6 mm high and 31 mm deep, with a
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volume of 992 mm . The Memory Stick PRO Duo
weighs 2 grams. The electrical contact consists of
10 pins in a structure which prevents direct touch,
providing high reliability.
Wide industry support
Memory Stick is supported by a wide range of
companies including major names in consumer
electronics, computing, automotive, mobile phone,
photographic and semiconductor sectors of indus-
try. As of July 30th 2003, 471 companies have
declared support at www.memorystick.org.
Memory Stick compliant products include comput-
ers, PDAs, digital cameras, portable music players,
printers, projectors and entertainment robots.
Future applications include home and car audio,
game machines and multimedia kiosks.
Memory Sticks are currently marketed by Sony,
SanDisk, Lexar Media, I-O Data Device Inc. and
Apacer Technology. As of March 2002, there were
already over 20 million users of Memory Stick
worldwide. (Source: www.memorystick.com).
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provides a con-
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PC and Apple Mac support
PCs and Apple Mac computers may be enabled for
Memory Stick via built-in Memory Stick slots,
Floppy Disk adaptors, PC Card adaptors, USB
adaptors and even a Memory Stick enabled mouse
(Memory Stick PRO Duo Adaptor required).
Memory Stick Duo vs. Memory
Stick PRO Duo
The second generation of Memory Stick Media is
called PRO – Memory Stick PRO Duo. PRO intro-
duces new technologies and increased perform-
ance. The improvements include increased
capacity and real-time recording.
Memory Stick PRO Duo use cases
Any number of Memory Stick PRO Duo units can
be used with this phone, providing virtually unlim-
ited storage opportunities.
Here are the main use cases:
• Additional storage for pictures taken with the
integrated 2.0 Megapixel camera.
• Images from the integrated 2.0 Megapixel cam-
era can be transferred to other image-aware
devices such as computers and printers.
• Transfer of data and media (sounds, pictures,
video clips, documents etc.) between the phone
and a PC or Mac.
• Save data and media from the phone on to the
Memory Stick, for example to make backup
copies of important files.
• Transfer of data and media between phones
which support the Memory Stick.
• Third party applications can make use of Mem-
ory Stick storage.
• Personalize the phone using media on the
Memory Stick, for example pictures and
sounds.
• Use media on the Memory Stick when compos-
ing picture messages.
White Paper D750i
March 2005