The journey log is stored on a standard micro-SD memory card to make it simple to use without any special software.

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On the bottom, there's a standard tripod socket, an SD card slot and a battery compartment, complete with an 875mAh LP-E12 cell (replacements should run you about 75 bucks).

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Full HD (or Full High Definition) provides a resolution that is higher quality than that of HD (or High Definition) and substantially higher quality than that of SD (or standard definition).

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For Toshiba and allies Time Warner, Hollywood studio MCA, France's Thomson Consumer Electronics and Japan's Matsushita Electric, Hitachi and Pioneer, the immediate challenge is to make sure SD becomes the industry standard.

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There's a full-size SD card reader and a standard 3.5mm headphone jack (with mic support) on the left, plus the power input, HDMI output, USB 2.0 port, USB 3.0 connector and SIM slot (currently unused) in back.

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While rival Sony (nyse: SNE - news - people) has launched several players and other devices that use its proprietary Memory Stick storage cartridges, Matsushita has been working with several companies, including Toshiba and SanDisk (nasdaq: SNDK - news - people), to make the SD Card technology and industry standard.

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In addition, these guys accommodate all the standard media card formats, including CompactFlash, Microdrive, SecureDigital (SD), SDHC, (Memory Stick) MS, MS Pro, MS Duo, and MultiMediaCard (MMC).

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