On the run this summer? Then it's always smart to take a buddy with you.
Design: Made by Digital Foci, the Media Buddy is a portable digital photo storage with a hard drive and memory card reader. With the memory card reader, you can copy and store photos directly from any digital camera card. It weighs 11 ounces (with hard drive and battery included) with dimensions of 5.8" (L) x 3.4" (W) x 1" (H). It comes in 3 colors: Powder Blue, Arctic Silver, and Pearl Gray.
Features: Media Buddy works with all media card formats, including CF I/II, MD, SM, xD-Picture Card, MMC, SD Card, miniSD, and Memory Stick. It's compatible with both Macs and PCs, can transfer up to 480 Mbps, and operates for 1.6 hours on a single charge.
How It Works: Insert the memory card from your digital camera into Media Buddy to download images. On the backlit text-based LCD screen you can view file information and operation status. Or, connect Media Buddy to a computer for storing images, documents and MP3s.
The Media Buddy comes with:
-Ulead Photo Explorer image management software
-USB cable
-earphones
-AC adapter
-Lithium-Ion battery
-carrying case
-resource disk
Price: The Media Buddy is available in the following capacities and prices: 40GB ($199), 60GB ($229), 80GB ($259).
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June 23, 2006 7:45 PM
It could have been better if the equipment has gone beyond a storage media. Since it stores media files, why could it be also a media player?
June 24, 2006 6:57 PM
The company has several storage devices - the Picture Porter is one that has color screen for viewing photos and vidoes. They are coming out with a really nice one with 3.6" screen (named Picture Porter Elite) and the starting price is $449. For people who just need the storage function but not the picture viewing function, the Media Buddy seems to be a nice alternative for the price.