52 in 1!

Aug 31, 2006 13:10 GMT  ·  By

As the name could make you think, this reader is capable of recognizing almost anything but your future by reading the stars. The Star reader has an amazing array of supported cards: CF I/ CF II/ EXTREME III CF/ EXTREME CF/ ULTRA II CF/ HS CF/ XS-XS CF/ CF ELITE PRO/ CF PRO/ CF PRO II/ IBM MD/ HITACHI MD/ MAGIC STORE MS / MS PRO/ MS DUO/ MS PRO DUO/ MS MG PRO/ MS MG / MS MG DUO / MS MG PRO DUO/ EXTREME MS PRO / EXTREME III MS PRO/ ULTRA II MS PRO/ HS MS MG PRO/ HS MS MG PRO DUO/ HS MS PRO/ HS MS PRO DUO/ MS ROM / MS SELECT SD/ MINI SD / HS MINI SD/ EXTREME SD/ EXTREME III SD/ ULTRA II SD/ SD-ULTRA-X/ULTRA SPEED SD/ SD PRO/ SD ELITE PRO/ HS SD / Micro SD MMC/ MMC 4.0/ HS MMC/ HS RS MMC/ RS MMC/ RS MMC 4.0/ MMC Mobile/ SM/ SM ROM/ SIM Card. If you don't have your card listed above, then you are a time traveler and you have no business reading this article.

Notice the last type? It's a SIM Card. As far as I know, this is the first reader in the world that has this option. It means that you can basically manage all of your phonebook numbers (and SMS, MMS, or other various features, depending on the SIM) without using a phone. You can make copy of your contacts on another card almost effortless, using the SIM Editor software, provided on a CD when you purchase the reader.

The Operation Systems Supported are Windows XP (SP2), 2000(SP4), Windows ME, and even Windows 98SE. Using the USB 2.0/1.1 port, you can obtain a maximum of 480Mbps data transfer speed. The reader dimensions are 87.5 X 53 X 16 (mm) and its weight is 52 grams (that is an interesting 1 gram per supported card type).

So, if you need to read something, use a Star.