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Kingston Launches MMCmobile for Expanding Cell Phone Market
New Dual-Voltage, High-Capacity MMCmobile Cards Support Increasing Demands of Next-Generation Mobile Digital Devices

New Orleans, LA -- CTIA Wireless Show Booth # 5817, March 14, 2005, -- Kingston Technology Company, Inc., the world's leading independent memory manufacturer, today announced the release of new MMCmobile flash memory products designed to target both the expanding mobile phone and mobile digital device markets.

Kingston's high-capacity MMCmobile cards are slated for use in next-generation mobile phones and digital devices that will offer enhanced media and storage functionality. Popular digital devices that will soon utilize the smaller size and dual operating ranges offered by MMCmobile card technology include camera phones, PDAs, MP3 players, smartphones, and digital cameras.

"Currently there are a handful of devices that take advantage of MMCmobile, but as cell phones and other mobile digital products are released with more features in a smaller form factor, we expect to see MMCmobile become widely used over the next 18 months," said Mike Kuppinger, flash memory product manager, Kingston.

The flexibility of smaller size and dual operating voltage ranges offered by MMCmobile make it ideally suited for mobile device applications where space-saving and extending battery life is essential. Kingston® MMCmobile cards will initially release in 128- and 256-MB formats, shipping in quantity at month end. Larger capacity MMCmobile cards will follow as digital device needs dictate.

To maximize flexibility and ease of use for the end user, Kingston's MMCmobile cards will ship with an adapter to allow them to fit into the standard MMC card size format. MMCmobile cards are backward compatible with legacy host devices built to previous MultiMediaCard standards. Kingston's MMCmobile cards are also compatible with devices such as the Nokia® 6630, 6620i, 6680, 6681 and 6682.

MMCmobile Features/Benefits:

  • Capacities*: 128 MB, 256 MB
  • Dimensions: .70'' x .94'' x .05'' (18 mm x 24 mm x 1.4 mm)
  • Weight: .05 oz. (1.5 g)
  • Dual Voltage Operation: at 1.8V or 3.3V
  • Speed**: Up to 8 MB/sec. read rate. Up to 7 MB/sec. write rate
  • Operating Temperature: 32° F to 140° F (0C to 60C)
  • Storage Temperature: 4° F to 185° F (-20C to 85C)
  • Standardized: complies with MMC System Specification Version 4.0
  • Easy: plug-and-play
  • Guaranteed: lifetime warranty


    • Kingston MMCmobile Flash Memory Products
    Part Number MSRP (U.S. only)
    MMCM/128$25.00
    MMCM/256$35.00
Most Kingston flash memory products carry Kingston's lifetime warranty and award-winning technical support. For more information regarding Kingston's new MMCmobile cards, visit the Kingston Web site at kingston.com/flash.

About Kingston Technology Company, Inc.

Most Kingston flash memory products carry Kingston's lifetime warranty and award-winning technical support. For more information regarding Kingston's new MMCmobile cards, visit the Kingston Web site at kingston.com/flash.

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Editor's Note: For additional information, evaluation units or executive interviews, please contact Heather Skinner, Kingston Technology Company, Inc. 17600 Newhope Street, Fountain Valley, CA USA 92708, (714) 438-1817 (Voice). Press images can be found in Kingston's press room at kingston.com/press/default.asp

Kingston and the Kingston logo are registered trademarks of Kingston Technology Corporation. All rights reserved. All other marks may be the property of their respective titleholders. Some of the listed capacity is used for formatting and other functions and thus is not available for data storage. For more information, please consult Kingston's Digital Media Guide at Kingston.com/Digital_Media_Guide.

*Some of the listed capacity is used for formatting and other functions and thus is not available for data storage. For more information. Prices subject to change without notice.

**Speed may vary due to host and device configuration.


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