World's 1st Universal Detachable IO Card from Pretec Supports CF/SD/MS/USB.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers 2004 International CES LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 8, 2004 Pretec Electronics Corp., the creator of CompactModem(TM) and CompactI/O(TM) card since 1997, is demonstrating the world's 1st universal detachable de·tach tr.v. de·tached, de·tach·ing, de·tach·es 1. To separate or unfasten; disconnect: detach a check from the checkbook; detach burs from one's coat. 2. IO card series supporting all of the popular small form factors such as CompactFlash (CF), Secure Digital (SD), Memory Stick (MS) and USB USB in full Universal Serial Bus Type of serial bus that allows peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, digitizers, data gloves, etc.) to be easily connected to a computer. interfaces at CES Pretec Booth # 71016 and Sony booth #239/241 here at Las Vegas Convention Center The Las Vegas Convention Center is owned and operated by the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority and is located in Clark County, Nevada. It is one of the largest Convention centers in the world. At the end of 2004, the center had 3. . The WHANTO series IO card, Pretec's patent-pending proprietary new technology for universal connectivity significantly reduces the inventory matrices for dedicated CF IO card, SD IO card, and MS IO card for PDAs equipped with different slots of CF, SD, or MS. By using the same detachable functional unit, users can have the choices to select one of the four (4) interfaces by connecting different inter-changeable interfacing module card (CF/SD/MS/USB), making WHANTO series IO card the most convenient and cheapest expansion solution for enterprises with multiple interface PDAs such as CF slot PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) A handheld computer for managing contacts, appointments and tasks. It typically includes a name and address database, calendar, to-do list and note taker, which are the functions in a personal information manager (see PIM). and SD slot PDA. Current CF IO card offering from Pretec includes 56K modem, Ethernet LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. , GPS, Bluetooth, 802.11b, GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) The first high-speed digital data service provided by cellular carriers that used the GSM technology. GPRS added a packet-switched channel to GSM, which uses dedicated, circuit-switched channels for voice conversations. , Camera, Presenter, Barcode Scanner See bar code scanner. etc. and SD camera and SD Presenter, Pretec is the most comprehensive small form factor IO card provider in the world. The introduction of the WHANTO series IO card will make all the above mentioned functional units with multiple interfacing capability by users choice, implement the "re-use technology" philosophy of Pretec design, achieve the objective of convenience, flexibility, low cost by design and innovation. WHANTO, means "Change Head" in Chinese, with another patent-pending feature of reversible and inter-changeable connection of the interfacing module card, enabling the Pretec detachable IO card have both the face-up or face-down "mirroring" feature by users choice to adapt different brand of PDA with different orientation of CF/SD/MS slot. WHANTO series IO card will be available start from Q2 with CF and SD interface module cards, and from Q3 with MS and USB interface module card/cable. Multiple function support with one or two functional units with flash memory built-in will be demonstrated by later this year, a great expansion of the WHANTO series in the near future. About Pretec Pretec(TM) Electronics Corp. (http://www.pretec.com) offers a complete spectrum of small form factor memory cards and card readers such as ATA/CF card, IDE & Mini-IDE Flash Drive (MIDE MIDE Métodos de Investigación y Diagnóstico en Educación (Spanish: Department of Methods of Research and Diagnostic in Education) MIDE Mean Installation Damage Expectancy (TM)), SmartMedia(TM), MultiMedia Card(TM), and SD Card for the digital imaging, mobile computing Using a computing device while in transit. Mobile computing implies wireless transmission, but wireless transmission does not necessarily imply mobile computing. Fixed wireless applications use satellites, radio systems and lasers to transmit between permanent objects such as buildings , and Military/Industrial Control markets; and is the creator of Innovative CompactI/O(TM) cards for PocketPC(TM), digital cameras and many IA devices. Pretec has consistently demonstrated the highest capacity CF cards in the world; such as 80MB, 128MB, 160MB, 320MB, 640MB, 1.5GB, 2GB, 3GB, and 6GB CF card at various locations around the world for the past five years. *Note: MIDE(TM), CompactI/O(TM), CompactModem(TM), and CompactLAN(TM) are trademarks of Pretec Electronics Corp. PocketPC(TM) is trademark of Microsoft Corp. All other trademarks mentioned herein are recognized as the property of their respective holders. Photo: http://www.pretec.com/Product_image/product_image.htm |
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