What took them so long? Yes, this is such a simple yet brilliant idea for all those confused consumers -- count me in there! -- who never know whether their new gadget accommodates a standard SD card or one of those newfangled mini or micro SD cards. With this adapter kit the microSD will fit in all of the above situations.

And SanDisk at the same time announced the biggest (smallest!) microSD capacity of 4G.

No doubt we'll bring you more details when SanDisk ships one of them to us for evaluation but for now have a read of their Press Release below. 

Feb. 12, 2007 – SanDisk^® Corporation (NASDAQ:SNDK) today introduced the microSD^™ Multi SD^™ Kit, bringing together in one package a microSD flash card with a miniSD^™ adapter and a standard SD adapter, at the 3GSM World Conference 2007, where SanDisk is demonstrating products in booths 7C62 and 8C74.

The microSD Multi SD Kit removes confusion for consumers and retailers in selecting the correct card for a mobile phone, because the kit supports all mobile phones with SD-based card slots. According to SanDisk research, 87 percent of the latest mobile phone models with card slots are designed for either microSD, miniSD or standard SD.

“Consumers, when shopping for memory cards, don’t always know what type of SD slot is in their mobile phone. The microSD Multi SD Kit makes the purchasing decision a snap, because the card is guaranteed to fit—either directly through a microSD slot, or by using the adapters for miniSD or standard SD slots,” said Jeff Kost, vice president and general manager of mobile consumer solutions for SanDisk. “Retailers also get a break, because sales associates can focus on the benefits of added capacity rather than worrying about compatibility.”

The kit makes it easy to enjoy music, photos, video clips and personal files on multiple devices. For example, a large video clip could be downloaded through a laptop computer and transferred to the microSD card using the kit’s standard SD adapter. The microSD card could then be placed in a phone with either a miniSD or microSD slot. The kit is also compatible with personal electronics other than mobile phones, including SD digital cameras, as well as SanDisk’s Sansa^® e200 series, Sansa^® Connect™, Sansa^® Express™, and Sansa c200 series of MP3 players. This flexibility makes it more likely consumers will use their portable devices, especially mobile phones, to enjoy music, photos and video.

The microSD Multi SD Kit comes in three capacities: 512 MB, 1GB and 2GB.* Retail release of the kit is planned for later in 2007, with the Australian release date and pricing yet to be confirmed.