Parks Associates, an internationally recognized market research and consulting company has made a research about Storage Opportunities for Handheld Devices. The study reveals that 99% of mobile phones have a flash memory solution. Nevertheless there will be a notable market opportunity for HDD solutions used for this type of devices. In addition, 96% of cellphones will use flash memory by the end of 2012.

We all know that flash memory provides non-volatility, fast read times, and shock resistance. It is ideal for mobile phones, portable media players or digital cameras. However the increased requirements for storage will boost the technical research for the HDD solutions. More and more consumers demand improved storage devices that can meet their needs.

“These consumers will require greater storage, and the low cost per gigabyte will carve out a market opportunity in handheld devices for HDD memory,” said Parks Associates Analyst Chris Roden.

However, Samsung demonstrated it has the know-how to built an amazing 128GB flash memory card. Consequently the requirements for high capacity multimedia devices and mobile phones will be covered. On the other hand, a little shortcoming about the flash memory cards will encourage the development of new HDD memory solutions. And that is their lifetime.

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Verizon Wireless has announced its USB727 Modem. The device is manufactured by Novatel Wireless and it is the first broadband modem that feature built-in microSD slot for data storage. The USB727 Modem supports 4GB storage, but microSD card is not included.

It works with almost all types of devices that feature a USB port. Also, it is compatible with most operating systems including indows (Vista, XP, 2000), Mac and Linux. The USB Wireless Broadband Modem has an integrated dual-band diversity antennae system with flip-up antenna to maximize data speed performance and provide a strong network signal reception. VZAccess Manager Software was included in the package for easy access at the USB727’s features.

The price tag for USB727 is about $149.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate and new two-year agreement with Verizon Wireless. To get Broadband Access service for Internet browsing, e-mail and intranet access, Verizon’s customers will be charged with $59.99 monthly.

via Everything USB