"Optware Holographic Versatile Card (30 GB HVC)
Optware, a developer of holographic data storage systems, plans to release it's
Holographic 30GB Card at the end of 2006

A fake-device picture here shows the nice credit-card sized 30GB media as well. They say they can make it even smaller down to a memory card size.

While the hardware for reading/writing will be around EUR 7500 at release and the reading device alone be at EUR 1500, the media are said to be around 100 Yen ( 0,75 EUR, 1 USD).

The standardization of the holographic media technology is expected in December 2006 by ECMA, the guys who standarized the Javascript stuff and zillions of more technology standards.

Of course if some Sony's or Microsofts would design their XBOX-4 or Playstation 4 hardware to use such a media for games, I am sure the price would rock down to a home user's purchasing spot of around 200-800 EUR within a few months."


What do you think about it?
Could it become a status symbol?
Or maybe it will be a great flop due to the best storage capacity of USB pens?