Steve, doesn't a device with no moving parts have some benefit over anything with moving parts? Wouldn't the current draw be less for solid state memory? If people want a CD device in their car, why not continue to use the car CD's or the portable CD players that plug into a car radio?
Despite its price, the MMC card appears to be the technology of choice to replace Walkman type casette players, because it is small, reliable, has no moving parts, and draws little current. Second, as technology improves, the price will come down to more affordable levels. This would not exclude a CD player for many of the same applications, at a lower price. The MMC merely opens up a new market.
Third, the MMC card (or possibly the compact flash as well) can be used for digital voice recording where it is desired to convert the voice to a word processing file. News reporting as well as court testimony are possible applications. There are already a few devices that allow one to convert a digital voice recording to a wp file, using software such as "Via Voice." This seems to me to be evidence of a growing market.
If people are satisfied with a CD instead of MMC for car players, that's fine with me, because there are so many other applications where the MMC is clearly superior. Art |
