ltdiver 3 #1 January 2, 2006 Plausible applications for us? http://www.esato.com/news/article.php/id=703 Cornice introduces ultra-thin 8GB and 10GB Micro Hard Drives which will enable Smaller and thinner Mobile devices. Excerpt: QuoteCrash Guard TM consists of: Active Latch – When dropped, the most common damage to a hard drive occurs when the head scrapes across the surface of the disk (not unlike the needle scratching across an old vinyl LP record when the turntable was bumped). Cornice securely locks the head in place with an active latch mechanism. Skip Control – Hard drives are going places they have never been before – jogging, 4-wheel driving, skydiving – and are expected to operate even with excessive and repetitive motion. Cornice designed the Dragon series drives from the ground up to withstand the most extreme conditions while providing continuous playback without skipping or restarting. Drop Safe – This feature in the Crash Guard family allows the drive to actually sense being dropped. This means that even if the drive is in the middle of reading or writing data to the disk, it can immediately react and place the head safety under the active latch well before the unit actually strikes the ground. Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Miami 0 #2 January 2, 2006 QuoteDrop Safe – This feature in the Crash Guard family allows the drive to actually sense being dropped. This means that even if the drive is in the middle of reading or writing data to the disk, it can immediately react and place the head safety under the active latch well before the unit actually strikes the ground. Will this keep the unit from recording while in freefall?Miami Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ltdiver 3 #3 January 2, 2006 QuoteWill this keep the unit from recording while in freefall? Was wondering the same thing. I'd be interested to see where they got their information on it being used in skydiving already. ltdiver Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #4 January 2, 2006 Quote I'd be interested to see where they got their information on it being used in skydiving already. iPods?quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ltdiver 3 #5 January 3, 2006 QuoteQuote I'd be interested to see where they got their information on it being used in skydiving already. iPods? iPods have an 'active latch'? ltdiver Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #6 January 3, 2006 The blurb you quoted simply said hard drives were being "used" in skydiving. Nothing was said about these particular hard drives with this particular technology (if you can call it that) being used. The blurb is total marketing-speak. Which is to say it has a tinge of truth to it, but perhaps a bit misleading if not read with a skeptical mind.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
