SD memory cards as a technology have a proven track record as the most successful removable storage form factor of all time. They are a simple, trusted and low-cost solution. They are also supported by a very large percentage of the consumer electronics industry, and SD slots can be found on many everyday devices, including smartphones, tablets, DV… もっと読む »

There’s been a lot of buzz lately in the consumer electronics market around one particular letter of the alphabet: K – as in 4K and 8K. 4K refers to a display device or content that has a horizontal resolution of roughly 4,000 pixels and vertical resolution of 2,000 pixels, whereas 8K is about 8,000 pixels horizontally and more than 4,000 pixels ve… もっと読む »

Card or cloud? That is the question that consumers and businesses will be asking themselves more and more frequently when they think about storing and sharing video, photos and other files – whether to upload the files to the cloud or save them on a local storage device like a microSD™ memory card, SD™ card, high-capacity USB drive or even a solid-… もっと読む »

Drones, also known as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), are one of the most popular and quickly growing segments of the camera market, providing new possibilities for professionals and enthusiasts alike. Along with the explosive growth of this market comes an ever-growing demand for high-performance, high-capacity removable microSD storage to meet i… もっと読む »

When one thinks back to 2005, the year of the microSD memory card’s debut, it feels like far more than 11 years has gone by. YouTube was just a tiny startup company, and scientists were years away from cloning human stem cells. The iPhone was merely a twinkle in Apple’s eye, and the world’s population was a modest 6.5 billion people – modest compar… もっと読む »

The SD memory card was born in the year 2000, when Bill Clinton was completing his second term as president of the United States. Sixteen years in human time may sound short, but in electronic technology time, it is an eternity. Today, more than a billion SD memory cards are being manufactured and sold around the world every year; they have truly b… もっと読む »

「知は力なり」と言われます。靴を買うときは自分の足のサイズを知っておく必要があり、新しい家具を組み立てるときは説明書を読む必要があるでしょう。また、誰かにお子さんの面倒をみてもらうときは、必ず信頼できる気配りの行き届いた成人を選ばなければなりません。 それと同じように、SDメモリーカードを購入するときにも、各スピードクラスがどのような意味を持ち、それぞれのクラスに最適な用途は何かを知っておく必要があります。カードを最大限に活用するためにも、目的の用途やデバイスに適したSDメモリーカードを選ぶことは非常に重要です。せっかく購入したカードの性能を引き出せなかった、あるいは目的に見合う動作をしてくれなかったということのないようにしましょう。これは、SDアソシエーションが新たにビデオスピードクラスを… もっと読む »