Memory Stick is a digital storage device which makes use of the removable flash memory card format.

Different types include Memory Stick Pro, which is one of the most capacious device with fast file transfer speeds. Another type, the Memory Stick Duo is a smaller small-form-factor version which makes use of a smaller flash memory card for pocket-sized digital cameras and cell phones.

The technology brand leader, Sony launched this device in October 1998. It was meant to cater to the file storage needs of Sony products. The recreational use of mobile phones were in fact, the driving force behind the development of these flash card format storage devices. The increased need for data storage necessitated the expansion of file storage capacity by use of a device that could be easily used, read and erased. A memory stick caters to all these requirements while also providing fast file transfer speeds.

When it comes to storage devices, memory sticks are the ones most widely used as well as reliable and among the them, the ones by Sony are the most trusted. Not only the experts but the worldwide users vouch for it. For most portable devices including handycams, digicams and mobile phones, these sticks offer a reliable means of file storage.

Since most devices, apart from mobile phones, have multi-purpose functionality, it means playing around with audio, video and image files. And it also means a lot of data and need of a lot of space to store it. Consequently, external storage devices aid in storage of the excessive data bank: your images, music files and video clips. They make unlimited digital space for you within a very small sized package. Sony memory sticks generally come in 128 MB storage capacity, although last year, Sony launched these sticks of 8 GB memory also.

So with memory stick in your hand now, you can download or copy as many of your favourite songs, video clippings and photographs as you want, without worrying about space.