Tip of the hat again to the redoubtable Phil Askey of DPReview for publishing the first shots I’ve seen of the new hybrid SmartMedia/xD slot that will be featured on many new digicams in the future. Y’all remember the new teeny xD card announcement, doncha?

I was unaware that the ‘powers that be’ are going to make xD somewhat backwards compatible. Maybe this is as a sop to those of us who are getting a little ticked off at the increasingly fast paced introduction of new memory card formats.