How much do you think a SanDisk USB 512 MB SD memory card cost just a mere 5 years ago?
July 29, 2010 3 Comments Back to Dick’s Gadget Warehouse, Friday, July 30rd, 2010, Netcast 1145tr
It was a big deal back in 2005. I showed it on Tech Guy Labs. Leo loved it. We all marveled at it! It was the SanDisk USB Ultra II 512MB USB Secure Digital Card. It had something truly unique: a pop-up USB 2.0 connector built right in! Yep the SanDisk Combo SD/USB Memory Card turned the 512 MB SD card into a USB memory device. How could it that? The SD card itself is hinged and split right in the middle. Folding the back half up 90 degrees exposed a flat USB 2.0 connector, which could and still can slide into any standard USB port. That was a warning that the SD would not work with low-powered USB ports (100mA) found in certain accessories, but would work with USB high-power port hubs (500mA). And the 512MG SD card was --- wait for it ----- a mere $110! Today you can get a 16 GB, not MB card for way under $100! Speaking of memory prices, 2 years earlier, suggested retail prices for the non-folding SanDisk Ultra II SD cards were $129.99 and $289.99 for the 256MB and 512MB cards, respectively!
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I just listened to this podcast, and Leo is right but only for California. California has a law for pet restraint in any motor vehicle. Some other states are considering laws on trucks.
V C Section 23117 Carrying Animal in Motor Truck
Carrying Animal in Motor Truck
23117. (a) No person driving a motor vehicle shall transport any animal in the back of the vehicle in a space intended for any load on the vehicle on a highway unless the space is enclosed or has side and tail racks to a height of at least 46 inches extending vertically from the floor, the vehicle has installed means of preventing the animal from being discharged, or the animal is cross tethered to the vehicle, or is protected by a secured container or cage, in a manner which will prevent the animal from being thrown, falling, or jumping from the vehicle.
(b) This section does not apply to any of the following:
(1) The transportation of livestock.
(2) The transportation of a dog whose owner either owns or is employed by a ranching or farming operation who is traveling on a road in a rural area or who is traveling to and from a livestock auction.
(3) The transportation of a dog for purposes associated with ranching or farming.
Added Ch. 224, Stats. 1987. Effective January 1, 1988.
It is a good idea to have some restraint on pets because they can be thrown in an accident.
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