Quick Bits: tiny 4Gb HDD, mobile web design, digital paper, and more

Alexander Turcic · 03-24-2005, 11:27 AM

In the next few months we can expect mobile devices featuring Toshiba's tiny new 0.85 inch hard 4Gb drive. Does anyone know how a mini-hdd compares to flash memory battery-wise? There is still a lot of talk about if and how web design should take mobile devices into account (it definitely should, and I know Mobileread.com still needs to improve its mobile support!). Sam sent us note this morning that eReader has a $5 discount for e-book newbies (and for experts alike if you enter code NEWBIE at the checkout). And don't forget March 31st when PalmSource is announcing its Q3 2005 earnings!

Toshiba's 4GB 0.85 Inch Hard Drive in April [gizmodo.com]
Send driving directions to your phone [lifehacker.com]
Web Design Hampers Mobile Internet? [hardware.slashdot.org]
$5 off initial purchase at eReader [palmaddict.typepad.com]
Report notes growth of malicious code targeting mobile devices [windowsfordevices.com]
Paper Chases Digital [forbes.com]
Mobile web browsing: Will software or the internet adapt? [pocketpctools.com]
PalmSource, Inc. Earnings Call scheduled for Thu, Mar 31 [biz.yahoo.com]
Google's Library Up and Running [slashdot.org]

doctorow · 03-24-2005, 12:17 PM

A HDD will always use require more battery than a flash memory. And since flash memory is increasing in size, I don't see the point of making HDDs this small.

Chaos · 03-24-2005, 04:23 PM

0.85 inch... Isn't that about the size of the microdrives you can already get? The compact flash sized ones? If it's smaller, why would you need it smaller?

And yes, hard drives need more power than flash memory. Spinning the drive takes much more power. It's the same concept as the PSP discs vs. DS cartridges. Spinning takes power, and (relatively) lots of it.

03-24-2005, 11:27 AM	#1
Alexander Turcic Fully Converged Posts: 18,163 Karma: 14021202 Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Switzerland Device: Too many to count here.	Quick Bits: tiny 4Gb HDD, mobile web design, digital paper, and more In the next few months we can expect mobile devices featuring Toshiba's tiny new 0.85 inch hard 4Gb drive. Does anyone know how a mini-hdd compares to flash memory battery-wise? There is still a lot of talk about if and how web design should take mobile devices into account (it definitely should, and I know Mobileread.com still needs to improve its mobile support!). Sam sent us note this morning that eReader has a $5 discount for e-book newbies (and for experts alike if you enter code NEWBIE at the checkout). And don't forget March 31st when PalmSource is announcing its Q3 2005 earnings! Toshiba's 4GB 0.85 Inch Hard Drive in April [gizmodo.com] Send driving directions to your phone [lifehacker.com] Web Design Hampers Mobile Internet? [hardware.slashdot.org] $5 off initial purchase at eReader [palmaddict.typepad.com] Report notes growth of malicious code targeting mobile devices [windowsfordevices.com] Paper Chases Digital [forbes.com] Mobile web browsing: Will software or the internet adapt? [pocketpctools.com] PalmSource, Inc. Earnings Call scheduled for Thu, Mar 31 [biz.yahoo.com] Google's Library Up and Running [slashdot.org]

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03-24-2005, 12:17 PM	#2
doctorow Guru Posts: 914 Karma: 3410461 Join Date: May 2004 Device: Kindle Touch	A HDD will always use require more battery than a flash memory. And since flash memory is increasing in size, I don't see the point of making HDDs this small.

03-24-2005, 04:23 PM	#3
Chaos Evangelist Posts: 418 Karma: 281 Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Canada Device: Assorted older devices	0.85 inch... Isn't that about the size of the microdrives you can already get? The compact flash sized ones? If it's smaller, why would you need it smaller? And yes, hard drives need more power than flash memory. Spinning the drive takes much more power. It's the same concept as the PSP discs vs. DS cartridges. Spinning takes power, and (relatively) lots of it.