Friday, February 21, 2003
PCMCIA announces NEWCARD format
Posted by Jason Dunn in "NEWS" @ 10:00 PM
"The PCMCIA technology association has today announced the 'NEWCARD' format. This new format makes use of PC Card, PCI Express and USB 2.0 technologies. The NEWCARD format is also aimed at both Mobile and Desktop PCs. "By drawing upon USB 2.0 and PCI Express, the NEWCARD specification will bring serial bus technology to a smaller form factor that offers more performance and improved ease of use. This new specification will revolutionize how PC developers and OEMs utilize the expansion slot for next-generation features such as wireless networking, storage and card readers."
I must be missing something. On the surface, this announcement seems about three years too late - we have CompactFlash and SD already, and this technology doesn't seem to offer anything worth getting excited about. Or does it? The list of quotes from the links of Dell, HP, Microsoft, Intel, and IBM makes me think this could gain rapid industry support. The question is, why?
I must be missing something. On the surface, this announcement seems about three years too late - we have CompactFlash and SD already, and this technology doesn't seem to offer anything worth getting excited about. Or does it? The list of quotes from the links of Dell, HP, Microsoft, Intel, and IBM makes me think this could gain rapid industry support. The question is, why?
