Sony show MemoryStick modules
Nov 14, 2000 at 04:00:00 GMT
Comdex / Fall 2000: Sony are showing three prototype MemoryStick
"modules", this is the first time we've seen "application
modules" for Sony's MemoryStick slot, there are three prototype modules
on display: A GPS location module, A 100,000 pixel CMOS digital camera
module and a fingerprint recognition module. These modules are designed
to be interchangeable between compatible hardware with MemoryStick slots.

GPS module
| Dimensions |
31 x 112 x 11.5 mm |
| Weight |
29 g |
| Signal format |
16 channel parallel receiver |
Camera module
| Dimensions |
24 x 77 x 15 mm |
| Weight |
12.5 g |
| Image Sensor |
100,000 pixel CMOS |
| Image Size |
CIF (332 x 288 pixels) |
Fingerprint collation module
| Dimensions |
21.5 x 50 x 2.8 mm |
| Weight |
4 g |
| Recognition rate |
User refusal rate 1% or less
Stranger acceptance rate 0.1% or less |
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