SanDisk shipping 64GB SD card [SD]

To those with HD camcorders that record to SD cards, prepare to rejoice. SanDisk has announced it is now shipping its new line of SD media cards, the Ultra SDXC, complete with 64 gigabytes of storage capacity. The new XC line of SD cards, which is said to be able to grow to 2 TB — yes, terabytes — of storage, boasts a 15 MB/sec throughput rate and can store up to 9 hours of HD video. SanDisk’s SDXC cards are based on the SD 3.0 specifications for maximum compatibility, and use the exFAT file system. Canon has already publicly said that all of its future VIXIA camcorders and PowerShot cameras will be compatible with the newer, more potent XC cards. We have SanDisk’s official press release queued up for you after the break.
[BGR via PocketLint]

Panasonic's Moves Into the SDXC Era with 64GB Flash Cards [Storage]

It appears Panasonic will be first to market with their 64 gigabyte SDXC card, announcing that it, along with a 48 GB model, will be available in February 2010.
The new flash cards will beat Toshiba's own 64 GB SDXC cards, which were announced in august with a release date of 'Spring 2010.' Of course, at $600 and $450, respectively, only a select few will be able to take advantage of their increased capacities and improved read/write speeds of 22 MB/s. The 64 gig card is capable of holding 8.5 hours of 1080p home video.
[Gizmodo]

HP, Dell, and Lenovo Adding SDXC Card Readers to New Laptops? [SDXC]

The new SDXC standard (which theoretically tops out at 2TB) replaces SDHC in 2010, and according to DailyTech, some of the bigger laptop makers may add SDXC support to their upcoming laptops with 32nm Core i5/i7 processors.
Toshiba's long had 64GB SDXC cards in the works, and with claimed read speeds of 60MB/s (yep, megabytes) and write speeds of 35MB/s—upgrading your storage is about to get a whole lot easier.
[Gizmodo via DailyTech via Electronista]