April 13, 2007

mobile memory card recorder

now here's a handy little solution (thanks to carl for the heads up)...


sandisk's v-mate allows you to record video to mobile flash memory cards from a wide range of sources, including cable/satellite/terrestrial set-top boxes and dvd players. then just insert your mc into a compatible portable device and presto: time and place-shifted playback. cool.

sandisk lists a range of video formats for capture and playback and suggests the possibility of up to to 3.5 hours of high quality video per gigbyte. pretty much any memory card format will work with the device, including mini- and microSDs.

needless to say, sandisk straps on the obligatory DRM figleaf - for home and personal use only, and (of course) in compliance with all copyright and applicable intellectual property laws, etc.

all-in-all, not bad for a quick $129...

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