Need a 2-Terabyte Memory Stick? No Problem says SanDisk!

SanDisk and Sony Corporation announced the joint development of two expanded formats that will shape the flash memory landscape for years to come. Memory Stick format for Extended High Capacity (Tentative name) expands the Memory Stick PRO format series to achieve a maximum storage capacity of 2-terabytes (TB), while the Memory Stick HG Micro format enables a maximum data-transfer speed of 60 megabytes per second (MB/s), making it one of the fastest-smallest memory card formats to date. Format licensing corresponding to the Memory Stick format for Extended High Capacity and the Memory Stick HG Micro is scheduled to start in 2009.

The demand for high-capacity memory cards capable of storing high-resolution pictures and videos is increasing as the image quality of high-definition digital still cameras, DSLR cameras, and camcorders continues to evolve. The new Memory Stick Format for Extended High Capacity format hopes to meet this demand by enabling the recording of up to 2TB of data, which is 60 times more storage capacity than the Memory Stick PRO formats 32-gigabyte (GB) capacity limit.

Soon you may start to see memory sticks surpassing hard drives, especially if SSD don't take off as well. Instead of swapping out heavy old hard drives from servers in the data center you may just slip out a memory stick and throw it in your pocket.