What is a Memory Stick?
Memory sticks are handy devices that can be used to copy and store data from computer hard drives. Developed as an alternative data storage method to the 3.5 diskettes that once were common modes of storing information, the memory stick was the brainchild of Sony Corporation. Over time, the concept of the memory stick was licensed to a number of other companies that produce computer related equipment. In its earliest incarnations, the memory stick was understood to be a quick and easy way to store larger files than could be accommodated with the older diskettes. The actual size of the original memory stick has been described as similar to that of a flat AA battery, and the memory capacity was anywhere from four to ten times that of the standard diskette. At the time of the introduction of the memory stick in 1998, some of the higher end sticks had a data storage capacity that was equal to many of the computer memory capacities. Earlier versions of the memory stick were equipped with a
The Memory Stick is Sony’s proprietary standard for portable memory storage; a silicon media that is designed for a wide range of audio and visual applications (including Sony Ericsson cellular phones). A wide variety of digital content, including photos, computer data music and moving images, can all be stored on a single stick. Copyright protection of contents and application specifications are defined to enable a variety of contents and data to fit in a single medium, allowing you to record, playback, and exchange data with many related products. The Memory Stick is new type of recording media that provides combined features of manageable shape, robust structure, low consumption power for use with portable products, and others.
