I know of no devices in the USA that use miniSD, so this doesn't really apply to anyone. But hey, it happened, so I'm reporting o­n it!

Green House Corporation will release the "GH-SDCM512M," a miniSD card with the highest capacity, in the back part of July. It is Open Price, but indicators suggest it should cost around 38,800 yen.

The GH-SDCM512M is the first miniSD card with a 512MB capacity, and it is intended for use in cellular phones for recording high resolution images and video. Green House has publicized a list of phones that are compatible with the cards - this includes the NTT DoCoMo N, F, and SH series, as well as au's A5407CA and A5505SA.

With a transfer speed of 8MB/sec, the card conforms to the miniSD Memory Card Specifications Ver1.02. It operating voltage is from 2.7 ~ 3.6V, and it has a maximum power consumption of 80mA. It also supports SDMI (Secure Digital Music Initiative). It has a 3 year warranty.



Inspired by:
http://pc.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/2004/0723/green.htm

Press Release:
http://www.green-house.co.jp/news/2004/r0723a.html