Sony Memory Stick

If you're searching for a reliable, removable flash memory card, then the Sony memory stick could be the right solution for you.

Able to store massive amounts of data, including photos, files, documents and even videos, your Sony memory stick is easily portable and can be used in any compatible electronic device.

In fact, many of the newer memory sticks come complete with an adaptor so you're able to use your smaller storage devices even in equipment that requires a larger memory stick.

Background of the Sony Memory Stick

The Sony memory stick has been around for more than 10 years with the original version of this memory stick released in 1998. It has a solid reputation for being one of the most reliable data storage devices on the market.

The original memory sticks were capable of storing up to 128 megabytes of information, but technological advances since their original inception has increased memory size to a maximum of up to 16 gigabytes. It's reported that the Sony memory stick Pro can store up to as much as 2 terabytes worth of information.

The newer Sony memory sticks are also far more durable than earlier versions, offering much greater reliability in extremes of temperate. This means you won't risk damaging your stored filed if you happen to leave your camera or cell phone in temperatures as low as -25C or even as high as 85C.

How Sony Memory Sticks Can Be Used

Many digital cameras use portable memory sticks to store the photos you take, allowing you to store hundreds of photos at a time until you choose to retrieve them. You can use a memory card reader to copy your photos onto your computer's hard drive.

As technology evolves, the various uses for a memory stick also increases. These days you can even find memory stick readers put to good use inside many electronic devices, such as digital cameras, digital music players, video recorders, cell phones and even some gaming modules.

This can mean you have the ability to store thousands of songs or photos or even up to 85 hours of video on some of the larger capacity memory sticks.

Sony has even created a hand-held digital voice recorder that requires a Sony memory stick to store information. This kind of USB memory stick digital voice recorder also includes voice-to-print speech recognition software, so you're able to talk into your recorder and the files are converted to text for you automatically.

Copyrighted Material

Some Sony memory sticks also incorporate 'MagicGate', which is a form of file encryption that can offer copy protection for copyrighted material. This was originally introduced to help protect copyrighted digital music files from being copied and stored without permission.

PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3 and PlayStation portable devices are some examples of the types of electronic devices that support the security encryption of MagicGate.

Accessing Your Information

The convenience of a USB memory card reader can mean more convenience and faster transfer of your stored images or files.

Instead of attaching your camera or cell phone to your computer via a USB cable, you can choose to insert the Sony memory stick into a USB Card Reader and copy the things you have stored directly onto your hard drive more easily.

If you're looking for ways to increase the amount of storage capacity you have on your current electronic devices, then the Sony Memory Stick Pro offers increased storage as well as much faster file transfer speeds.

While the Pro version of the flash memory drive might seem initially a little more expensive, this can be worth the extra capacity and speed you receive in return.