Delkin Devices has announced its line of ruggedized waterproof CF memory cards, touting them as having the fastest read and write speeds currently available.

The new cards are available in capacities ranging from 8GB up to 64GB and are capable of transferring pictures, video, music and more at speeds up to 685x, or 103MB per second. The cards are also fully compatible with HD and 3D video recording modes...

Kingston Digital, an affiliate of Kingston Technology that focuses on flash memory, has released the SDHC UHS-I UltimateXX line of memory cards.

These UHS-I cards can obtain read speeds up to 60MB/sec and write speeds of up to 35MB/sec. These speeds are three times as fast as Kingston's DHC Class 10 cards. The UltimateXX product line will offer capacities of 8GB, 16GB and 32GB and will retail for around $109, $209 and $419, respectively...

Lexar Media has released its Professional 600x CompactFlash card, which has a write speed capability of 600x (90MB/s) when paired with a UDMA 6-enabled device. The 600x card is designed to speed up workflow with minimum sustained read speed of 533x (80MB/s), or faster when paired with a UDMA 6-enabled reader. The cards are available in 8GB ($199), 16GB ($299) and 32GB (not available) capacities. Card readers retail separately for $45.

Delkin Devices has created four new, larger CompactFlash cards in its 420X PRO line. The cards, available with 8GB, 16GB, 32GB and 64GB of memory, are all compatible with high-resolution images and HD video. Each of the cards has a transfer rate of up to 63MB/s and a built-in Error Correction Code that automatically detects and corrects any errors that might occur during data transfer...

SanDisk has released the Extreme Pro CompactFlash memory card, featuring a SanDisk Power Core Controller and an advanced memory controller. It is available in sizes ranging from 16 to 64 GB.

Offering higher-speed performance than previous flash cards, the new SanDisk card can read/write at speeds of up to 90 MB per second over a UDMA-6 bus.

Increased storage capacity enables photographers to capture...

Pretec has unveiled the 666X CF, a CompactFlash card that is four times faster than a traditional CF card.

With speeds of 100MB per second, only 33MB per second slower than the theoretical maximum speed for CF cards, the 666X is housed in a metal case to make it 10 times more durable than most CompactFlash...

SanDisk has introduced a new line of its SDHC cards, available in 4GB, 8GB and 16GB capacities. The SanDisk Extreme III 30MB/s Edition offers enhanced transfer speeds of up to 30MB per second (when placed in SanDisk’s ImageMate Multi-Card USB 2.0 Reader/Writer) and is optimized for use with the new Nikon D90.

Compatible cameras can record 39 images in continuous shooting mode at 4.5 frames per second with a file size of 6MB JPEG L Fine per image. The cards are capable of functioning in extreme temperatures, from -13° to 185° Fahrenheit.

SanDisk Extreme III SDHC 30MB/s Edition cards retail for...

Lexar Media has announced the release of its Professional UDMA 300x 16GB CompactFlash (CF) card. The 16GB CF card writes at a speed of 45MB per second (300x) and reduces card-to-computer transfer rate when working with a UDMA-enabled device, such as the Lexar Professional UDMA FireWire 800 Reader or the Lexar Professional UDMA Dual-Slot USB Reader.

The Lexar Professional UDMA 300x...

New UDMA-enabled CompactFlash PRO cards by Delkin Devices have recently been released to the photography market. The memory cards have a minimum sustained transfer speed of 305X (45MB per second) in capacities of 1GB, 2GB, 4GB and 8GB. The new line of memory cards does not require UDMA-enabled digital camera backs and digital SLR cameras to receive the technology's benefits. Instead, the transfer is able to take place from the memory card...

Sony has unveiled its next installment for its Alpha digital SLR system. The newly released DSLR-A700 digital camera features advanced imaging technology, ultra-responsive operation, dust and moisture resistance, and Super SteadyShot Inside image stabilization. The camera has a 12.2-megapixel Exmor CMOS sensor that performs analog-to-digital signal conversion and dual noise reduction. The lightweight, magnesium alloy camera is compatible with most Minolta Maxxum mount lenses and Sony lenses.

The camera boasts a new autofocus system with a total of 11 wide-area sensors and has a shutter speed of 1/8,000 second due to its high-performance vertical traverse shutter. The user can take advantage of the camera's continuous shooting abilities...