And for some reason it's got a CF slot. It's also pretty small, with a 2.5" HD.

Sony will release the "HDD Photo Storage HDPS-M1" o­n their direct sale website, "SonyStyle," o­n June 18th. The price is 31,290 yen.

Supported operating systems are Windows ME, 2000, XP, and Mac OS X 10.3 and above.

This pocket-sized photo storage device contains a 2.5" 40GB hard drive. It can copy images and video to the HD directly from a memory card, and also be used as an external HD for a PC using the USB 2.0 interface. It does not feature an LCD for viewing images, but this product instead focuses o­n the saving of data.

For the memory card slots, it features a Type2 CF slot (Microdrive support) as well as a Memory Stick slot (PRO support, MagicGate not supported). Using the internal lithium ion battery, it can operate for about 60 minutes when charged for 4 hours.

The main body size is 135 x 92 x 30mm (W x D x H), and the weight is 300g. It includes "Photo Diary" software, an AC adapter, carrying case, and USB cable.



Inspired by:
http://pc.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/2004/0525/sony.htm

News Release:
http://www.jp.sonystyle.com/Company/Press/040525.html