USB Host CF Card

Ratoc Systems have announced a Compact Flash USB host card which with the right drivers will be compatible with keyboards, bar code readers and flash or removable memory storage devices. The CNET Japan* Review mentions that it is not yet compatible with CD-RM drives or hard drives ... hopefully this is on the way in the future. The good news for some Pocket PC owners is that they already have USB host functionality via the cradle or and add on cable that doesn't use a valuable card slot. Hopefully as this card opens up USB host functionality to more Pocket PC users a lot more interesting more supporting devices will hit the market.


* Sadly CNET Japan will be ceasing business at the end of the year. It has been a great sight for up-to-date tech news from Japan and overseas in Japanese and I'm sure will be missed.