Faster SD cards could read devices next year (ComputerWorld HK)

Memory cards based on a new specification will boost storage of consumer electronics to as much as 2TB, the SD Association said recently. Secure Digital memory cards based on the new SDXC (extended capacity) specification could be out as early as next year with a capacity of 64GB, with 2TB available at some future point, said Kevin Schader, director of communications at the SDA. The SDXC specification was announced in January, but the SDA couldn't then provide a time frame for the release of products. The specification was released to SDA member companies in April, Schader said.

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