PRE-PMA: MediaGear New 10 in 4 Push-Button Card Reader

[Brendan]

MediaGear Makes a Photographer’s Life Easier With the New 10 in 4 Push Button Reader That Copies Flash Media Cards Directly To Your Computer

February 19, 2005 – Santa Ana, CA – MediaGear Inc., (www.mymediagear.com), a manufacturer and marketer of digital camera peripherals for transfer, storage, archiving, and processing of digital photos, announced the immediate availability of its new 10 in 4 Push-Button Reader that makes it easy to copy photos on any flash memory card directly to your computer. MediaGear will exhibit the new 10 in 4 Push-Button Reader in Booth #3986, at PMA (Photo Marketing Association).

The new 10 in 4 Push-Button Reader is a convenient way to quickly free up space on your memory cards by transferring your photos directly to your computer. Just insert any flash media card into the provided card slots, and push the one-touch copy button to easily store all your files to your computer at ultra fast USB 2.0 speeds. The 10 in 4 Push-Button Reader also includes a USB 2.0 hub -- and comes complete with two USB 2.0 ports. One USB 2.0 port is located on the front for convenience; the other port is located on the rear for utility use.

“Now, saving your photos from your digital camera couldn’t be easier,” noted Don Wallis, VP of Sales for MediaGear. “By pressing one button, the 10 in 4 Push-Button Reader will back up all the files stored on the inserted flash media card directly to your computer, without using a mouse. It automatically creates a file folder. With the convenient two-port USB 2.0 hub, you can read thumb drives too.”

Flash Media Cards Supported by the 10 in 4 Push-Button Reader include:

Compact Flash Type I (CF)
Compact Flash Type II (CF)
Microdrive (MD)
Memory Stick (MS)
Memory Stick Pro
SmartMedia (SM)
Secure Digital (SD)
MultiMediaCard (MMC)
xD-Picture Card (xD)

The 10 in 4 Push-Button Reader is compatible with Microsoft™ XP, 2000, 98SE, and ME as well as with Mac™ OS 10.2.x, 10.1.2+, 9.2.x, and OS 9.1.x.

MediaGear is located at 1202 E. Wakeham Ave., Suite 200, Santa Ana, CA 92705, web site: www.mymediagear.com. Media contact for Spanish, Portuguese and French languages is Ms. Paula Lecossois, International Sales Manager, MediaGear, Tel: +1.714.564.77.19, Fax: +1.714.564.77.16, Email: paulal@mymediagear.com. English language media contact is Al Abrams, Abrams Creative, 818-343-6365, Fax: 818-343-6366, E-mail: abrams@publicist.com.

A 300 dpi color image of the new 10 in 4 Push-Button Reader is available for download at: http://www.mymediagear.com/images/pr...in4_reader.jpg.

The MediaGear name and logo are registered trademarks of MediaGear Inc. All other names and logos are owned by their respective owners.

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