Yeah, they were the worst. Plus they are super fragile. The stupidest way to use them is in a Flash Path SmartDisk device: insert your Smartmedia, then pop it into your floppy drive... So sloooooow.....
September 28, 2026 at 1:42 PM
Yeah, they were the worst. Plus they are super fragile. The stupidest way to use them is in a Flash Path SmartDisk device: insert your Smartmedia, then pop it into your floppy drive... So sloooooow.....
One of the downsides of collecting so many gadgets is the need to save different storage devices. From MMC to Smartmedia to Memorystick: my drawer of storage cards keeps getting fuller.
September 28, 2026 at 1:00 PM
One of the downsides of collecting so many gadgets is the need to save different storage devices. From MMC to Smartmedia to Memorystick: my drawer of storage cards keeps getting fuller.
I love the aesthetics of this thing
also, it has a floppy drive!
also, it has a floppy drive!
September 27, 2026 at 3:05 PM
I love the aesthetics of this thing
also, it has a floppy drive!
also, it has a floppy drive!
From America, #Christmas 2001: Electronics and Photography from Circuit City
(+Olympus USB; Olympus; Sony Walkman; Sony boombox with remote; Sony boombox; Rio 600 32MB MP3 Player; Olympus Stylus Epic 115 QD 38mm-115m Zoom Camera; Kodak 28mm auto focus APS camera, and more)
(+Olympus USB; Olympus; Sony Walkman; Sony boombox with remote; Sony boombox; Rio 600 32MB MP3 Player; Olympus Stylus Epic 115 QD 38mm-115m Zoom Camera; Kodak 28mm auto focus APS camera, and more)
August 23, 2026 at 7:15 PM
From America, #Christmas 2001: Electronics and Photography from Circuit City
(+Olympus USB; Olympus; Sony Walkman; Sony boombox with remote; Sony boombox; Rio 600 32MB MP3 Player; Olympus Stylus Epic 115 QD 38mm-115m Zoom Camera; Kodak 28mm auto focus APS camera, and more)
(+Olympus USB; Olympus; Sony Walkman; Sony boombox with remote; Sony boombox; Rio 600 32MB MP3 Player; Olympus Stylus Epic 115 QD 38mm-115m Zoom Camera; Kodak 28mm auto focus APS camera, and more)
If anyone wanna part with a QT200, or Fuji DS7 or DS8 that they don't plan on using, for cheap, I'm interested. Preferably in Europe due to shipping. I don't need the unobtainium 5v Smartmedia card, I have one. TYA!
#retrocomputing
#retrocomputing
August 14, 2026 at 4:53 PM
If anyone wanna part with a QT200, or Fuji DS7 or DS8 that they don't plan on using, for cheap, I'm interested. Preferably in Europe due to shipping. I don't need the unobtainium 5v Smartmedia card, I have one. TYA!
#retrocomputing
#retrocomputing
Meiner hat noch die alte Karte.
August 11, 2026 at 3:26 PM
Meiner hat noch die alte Karte.
It's SUPER interesting! Sadly, SmartMedia cards had a super short shelf life, so the odds of finding working ones are pretty low. I do hope someone finds the five undumped ones someday and preserves them though.
July 24, 2026 at 12:08 AM
It's SUPER interesting! Sadly, SmartMedia cards had a super short shelf life, so the odds of finding working ones are pretty low. I do hope someone finds the five undumped ones someday and preserves them though.
i already have card readers out the ears especially for microSD i don't need more card readers but i wanna be able to do SmartMedia Cards
July 16, 2026 at 4:38 AM
i already have card readers out the ears especially for microSD i don't need more card readers but i wanna be able to do SmartMedia Cards
lol i'm having trouble finding a card reader specifically for SmartMedia Cards
July 16, 2026 at 4:37 AM
lol i'm having trouble finding a card reader specifically for SmartMedia Cards
All of them are full into `smartmedia` hustle.
The web-based smartphones (with cams) changed a whole civil soc. completely.
The group pressure is gigantic-you cant escape now and there are multiple issues to trigger some kids too.
The web-based smartphones (with cams) changed a whole civil soc. completely.
The group pressure is gigantic-you cant escape now and there are multiple issues to trigger some kids too.
July 6, 2026 at 9:08 AM
All of them are full into `smartmedia` hustle.
The web-based smartphones (with cams) changed a whole civil soc. completely.
The group pressure is gigantic-you cant escape now and there are multiple issues to trigger some kids too.
The web-based smartphones (with cams) changed a whole civil soc. completely.
The group pressure is gigantic-you cant escape now and there are multiple issues to trigger some kids too.
The DC290 is a later model with higher resolution and it can run custom scripts (and even DOOM).
For a cheap really crappy early cam the Sharp VN-EZ1 is fun (uses 3.3V smartmedia).
For a cheap really crappy early cam the Sharp VN-EZ1 is fun (uses 3.3V smartmedia).
July 4, 2026 at 4:42 PM
The DC290 is a later model with higher resolution and it can run custom scripts (and even DOOM).
For a cheap really crappy early cam the Sharp VN-EZ1 is fun (uses 3.3V smartmedia).
For a cheap really crappy early cam the Sharp VN-EZ1 is fun (uses 3.3V smartmedia).
Feed: "Latest from Digital Camera World"
By: Gavin Stoker on Monday, June 22, 2026
By: Gavin Stoker on Monday, June 22, 2026
Forgotten memories: From SmartMedia to xD cards, CompactFlash and Memory Sticks, here are the camera memory card formats we’ve loved – and lost
Remembering the quirky and at times short-lived formats for securing our digital photographs and video, exploring what they offered and why they failed
www.digitalcameraworld.com
June 22, 2026 at 8:19 PM
Feed: "Latest from Digital Camera World"
By: Gavin Stoker on Monday, June 22, 2026
By: Gavin Stoker on Monday, June 22, 2026
My first digital camera in 2001 a whooping 3 Megapixels used Smartmedia Memory Cards.
64Mb for something like £50 each !
64Mb for something like £50 each !
June 21, 2026 at 9:03 PM
My first digital camera in 2001 a whooping 3 Megapixels used Smartmedia Memory Cards.
64Mb for something like £50 each !
64Mb for something like £50 each !
Yup! Sold those, too. I even have a card reader for SmartMedia somewhere as I was convinced that in the future (now) lots of people wouldn't have access to their pictures they never printed. Never got one for Sony Memory sticks, those guys are screwed.
June 18, 2026 at 9:10 AM
Yup! Sold those, too. I even have a card reader for SmartMedia somewhere as I was convinced that in the future (now) lots of people wouldn't have access to their pictures they never printed. Never got one for Sony Memory sticks, those guys are screwed.
SD cards? Luxury. When I were a lad it were SmartMedia cards and you were lucky to get 2Mb.
June 18, 2026 at 9:08 AM
SD cards? Luxury. When I were a lad it were SmartMedia cards and you were lucky to get 2Mb.
I have two Olympus Camedia D-360Ls i need to test but have absolutely no clue where my only SmartMedia card reader ended up... so that's in the backlog!
June 12, 2026 at 3:56 PM
I have two Olympus Camedia D-360Ls i need to test but have absolutely no clue where my only SmartMedia card reader ended up... so that's in the backlog!
What truly feels anachronistic to me is SmartMedia cards... so shiny... so strange... they look like little chips an alien cyborg would use to install different emotions into their OS or something.
June 12, 2026 at 3:45 PM
What truly feels anachronistic to me is SmartMedia cards... so shiny... so strange... they look like little chips an alien cyborg would use to install different emotions into their OS or something.
They are, and they're not cheap nowadays. They also take SmartMedia cards, which I've discovered are not that easy to come by.
June 12, 2026 at 7:42 AM
They are, and they're not cheap nowadays. They also take SmartMedia cards, which I've discovered are not that easy to come by.
64mb? wow you were really living large.
a 64mb smartmedia card is pretty expensive now if you sell it on ebay
a 64mb smartmedia card is pretty expensive now if you sell it on ebay
June 8, 2026 at 5:23 PM
64mb? wow you were really living large.
a 64mb smartmedia card is pretty expensive now if you sell it on ebay
a 64mb smartmedia card is pretty expensive now if you sell it on ebay
SmartMedia Technologies Revolutionizes Loyalty Programs with Global Payment Network Expansion#Loyalty_Programs#Payment_Systems#SmartPoints
SmartMedia Technologies Revolutionizes Loyalty Programs with Global Payment Network Expansion
SmartMedia Technologies enhances its SmartPoints™ protocol, bridging loyalty systems and global payments, transforming reward usage and value for consumers.
third-news.com
June 2, 2026 at 5:50 PM
SmartMedia Technologies Revolutionizes Loyalty Programs with Global Payment Network Expansion#Loyalty_Programs#Payment_Systems#SmartPoints
Looking to buy any of these boxed Mario no Photopi SmartMedia cards! 💾🔥
May 31, 2026 at 2:44 AM
Looking to buy any of these boxed Mario no Photopi SmartMedia cards! 💾🔥
Smartmedia Card Spec Opened, available free (2000)
https://www.edn.com/smartmedia-card-interface-spec-opened-available-for-free/#google_vignette
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May 20, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Smartmedia Card Spec Opened, available free (2000)
https://www.edn.com/smartmedia-card-interface-spec-opened-available-for-free/#google_vignette
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