Packing
1 GB of data storage onto a disk the size of an American
quarter, IBM's Microdrive holds up to one thousand
high-resolution photographs, one thousand 200-page novels, or
nearly 18 hours of high-quality digital-audio music.
The 1 GB Microdrive brings affordable high-capacity,
high-performance data storage to a variety of handheld
electronic products, including digital cameras, handheld PCs,
PDAs, portable Internet music players, and video cameras.
It can also serve as a data-exchange accessory to notebook
computers, desktop computers, and printers. Future applications
may include wearable computers, electronic books, GPS receivers,
smart phones, and electronic wallets.
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