Friday, February 28, 2003
A Great Travelling Companion for a Pocket PC
Posted by Jason Dunn in "OFF-TOPIC" @ 05:00 PM
"SmartDisk Corporation has introduced its new FlashTrax handheld portable device for offloading and storing digital images and music. FlashTrax is being showcased in Booth H164 at PMA International, The Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, March 2-5, 2003. FlashTrax can safely store high-resolution images transferred from any flash memory card onto the built-in 30GB USB2.0 hard drive and displays them on a 3.5" LCD that outperforms tiny on-camera screens. By using the sleek control pad, the user can change the image, zoom in, zoom out and scroll, or choose a slide show function - all without the need of a PC. The LCD folds to ensure that both the screen and control buttons remain protected while in field use. Images may be viewed on the LCD screen or on any TV using the included remote control. To facilitate portability, FlashTrax also includes a rechargeable Lithium-ion battery.
"FlashTrax brings new freedom to photographers," says Charles Klinker, Director-Marketing for SmartDisk. "The ability to offload images from flash memory cards to the built-in hard drive represents a lower cost alternative to purchasing multiple, expensive flash memory cards." A built-in MP3 player makes this device even more attractive - more than 7,000 compressed audio files can be stored and played back through the built-in speaker, headphones or external speakers. Various play modes are easily controlled from the user-friendly screen display and control pad, making music selection quick and easy."
What an interesting-looking device! Giant 30 GB hard drive, large 3.5" screen, fast USB 2.0 transfer speeds...this looks like an excellent travelling companion for digital photographers. A Pocket PC can do some of these functions, but 30 GB is a lot of space, and this is a nice looking package...all said, $499 isn't too bad of a price either. I've been on more than one vacation without my laptop where I wished I had more storage!
"FlashTrax brings new freedom to photographers," says Charles Klinker, Director-Marketing for SmartDisk. "The ability to offload images from flash memory cards to the built-in hard drive represents a lower cost alternative to purchasing multiple, expensive flash memory cards." A built-in MP3 player makes this device even more attractive - more than 7,000 compressed audio files can be stored and played back through the built-in speaker, headphones or external speakers. Various play modes are easily controlled from the user-friendly screen display and control pad, making music selection quick and easy."
What an interesting-looking device! Giant 30 GB hard drive, large 3.5" screen, fast USB 2.0 transfer speeds...this looks like an excellent travelling companion for digital photographers. A Pocket PC can do some of these functions, but 30 GB is a lot of space, and this is a nice looking package...all said, $499 isn't too bad of a price either. I've been on more than one vacation without my laptop where I wished I had more storage!
