One of the best candidates to replace floppy disks. IBM make microdrives in sizes up to 1GB. They are compatable with CompactFlash memory cards, and have faster access rates. The drives are competitively priced, (around $500 for 1GB) and very robust.

I don't work for the Big Blue, but I think a lot of people who rave about the virtues of the Sony Memory Stick need a bit of guidance.

I continue to be surprised how rare these drives are - it reflects poorly on IBMs marketing department. IOMega (Makers of zip disks and jazz disks) signed an agreement to market the IBM drives in 2001, but they still seem to be extremely rare. Microdrives are also being used to build a wearable computer into space suits.

Given the popularity of compact flash, and the availability of USB/compact flash adaptors, you can use a microdrive on almost any device. Its size and capacity make it excellent for the portable devices that are currently all the rage. I have little doubt we'll be seeing more of these babies

Check out storage.ibm.com or google for more info.