Recently I purchased the Sony Webbie HD camcorder. Like many other pocket camcorders, it has a sleek, slim design which allows it to fit right in your pocket.

Sony has announced that they are no longer using the Memory Stick Duo as the only storage device in their cameras! You’ll soon be able to chose between using the Duo or an SD card!

This change will occur to the parts of the Handycam and Cybershot lines this year!

If you’d like to read my previous rant on the Memory Stick Duo, read it Here!

Lev – Founding Editor, TechReevu.com

Image Courtesy: Memorystick.com

Sony has been around for decades. Their products are usually reliable and powerful. But, to make this “possible,” they needed a new way to store files. The Memory Stick Duo.

What’s the problem with the memory stick?

This storage device costs $30, just for 1GB! Even when purchased from a reseller! Plus, it’s almost impossible to find this product direct, let alone find the product at all.

And what about transferring? It’s one of the most complicated things Sony has ever done. Transferring only occurs through the whatever is using the memory stick! Meaning, you can just remove the card and put it into a card reader.

Probably the most major problem with this memory stick though, is the speed. It’s has possibly, the slowest transfer rate I have ever seen, in any device, since USB 1.0. Actually, in some cases, it’s even slower.

Basically: this product is garbage. It’s almost impossible to find, and complicated to use.

All I think is: Sony, do you really have to make saving files on your devices, any more complicated and, expensive? Just go with the universal SD card. Then we’ll buy your products more often. :)

Lev – Founding Editor, TechReevu.com

Happy Holidays :)