Sony has announced the launch of the new 4GB Memory Stick PRO Duo. The increased storage capacity of the 4GB Memory Stick PRO Duo media enables the users to hold large amounts of multimedia data including digital photos, music files, videos and games as well as increasingly popular podcasts and video blogs. Users will be able to store up to 1000 MP3 songs, 3000 digital photos in 5 megapixel resolution or more than 9 hours of MPEG-4 video on a 4GB Memory Stick. The new Memory Stick PRO Duos are robust and capable of operating in extreme working conditions and come with a 5 year warranty. In addition, all Memory Stick Duo and PRO Duo media now come complete with a standard size Memory Stick adaptor to enable use with standard size Memory Stick compatible devices - as well as the Duo size compatible products.

The 4GB Memory Stick PRO Duo media will be available from summer 2006 and will cost approximately €170 ($ 215).