>>That Camera convention should be a warning to IOmega investors. The field is very crowded, the market segment has already jumped on board the PC card bandwagon, and most camera makers have either not heard of Vapor!, or have no plans to use it.
Besides, several technical problems were discovered, such as the 2 inch cable necessary to interface with a PC Card(!) slot in the camera. This length of wire was said to cause problems with data integrity.
Also, the picture showed Vapor! interfacing with, yes, you guessed it, a PC CARD SLOT in the computer! Now, all you have to buy is a PC card slot for your computer to use Vapor! How Convenient. Not.
Any solution offered for using Vapor! in that report included cluttering up your computer desk even more than it already is. No thanks.<<
Rocky -
As usual, you were so intent on finding negatives that you missed some points completely.
One, the cable length said to cause problems was "anything more than two inches."
Two, the Clik! drive was shown using a PC Card slot, and Iomega stated that it would have serial, parallel, infrared, and any other type of interface you could name.
Another thing that was clear is that Iomega is completely aware of the fact that flash media have a commanding lead in this market. Which is only natural, since flash media are currently the only option. But Iomega's strategy includes being able to plug in to the flash media interface, and to attach directly to the bottom of the camera. Sounds to me like they know what they are doing.
- Allen |
