Another possibility is a portable hard drive, such as a microdrive, made by companies like Hitachi.

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The microdrive weighs 0.56 ounces (16 grams) and measures 1.68 inches by 1.43 inches by 0.19 inches.

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The microdrive can be used for storage for digital cameras, handheld computers, personal digital assistants and notebook computers, IBM said.

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The microdrive is now being shipped to key OEM partners in the small form factor storage arena, IBM said in a statement issued today.

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This bad boy plays nice with CF, MicroDrive, SD, SDHC, MMC, xD, MSDuo, MSPro, and nearly every other proprietary format that Sony has kicked out.

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In addition, these guys accommodate all the standard media card formats, including CompactFlash, Microdrive, SecureDigital (SD), SDHC, (Memory Stick) MS, MS Pro, MS Duo, and MultiMediaCard (MMC).

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There's also a business version of the Cassiopeia called the E-125, available only in silver, and it takes any Type II compact flash card, including IBM's new 1GB Microdrive.

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