Sony Corporation - Launching Their Memory Stick
Time: Oct, 1998
Place: Tokyo, Japan
Details: Sony launched in 1998, their Memory Stick format, flash memory cards for use in Sony lines of digital cameras and portable music players. It has seen little support outside of Sony's own products, with Secure Digital cards (SD) commanding considerably greater popularity.
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