By Amy | Reporter

Date: 01/09/2003

To encourage the proliferation of Secure Digital Input/Output (SDIO) devices, Palm Solutions Group today (Jan 9, 2003) said at International Consumer Electronics Show 2003 it has expanded the PluggedIn Program to include a comprehensive SDIO component. Program members now have access to the first SDIO hardware development kit (HDK) available on the market, enabling a significantly faster development process.

By combining a robust, postage-stamp-sized Secure Digital (SD) memory card with input/output functionality, developers today offer digital cameras, wireless communications and digital projection. With Palm's expanded developer's program, more solutions at competitive prices are likely to speed to market, building the momentum of SDIO.





Palm made the world's first SDIO card -- the Palm Bluetooth Card -- adding to the momentum from more than 500 leading electronics companies that have adopted and embraced SD products. In fact, Palm was the first handheld-computer maker to adopt SD as its expansion format, and since it announced support for SD, interest and commercial availability of the cards has grown tremendously.



Several other companies have paved the way with the first SDIO products, including Palm with the Palm Bluetooth Card, Margi with the Presenter-To-Go digital projection solution and Veo with the Photo Traveler digital camera.