New mini and micro disks by Hitachi

Hitachi annuonced new small sized disks.
- The Microdrive 3K8, a 1" HD will be available at 6 and 8 Go. It's 20% smaller than the current ones and, most important, draws 40% less energy which will enhance the autonomy of the products that will use it.
It also uses the new CE ATA interface and a new ZIF connector which will decrease the manufacturing costs of digital players and cameras.
To increase its schock resistance, it includes an accelerometer that will withdraw the reading heads as soon as it falls from 10 cm. Being stopped like that, it will stand up to 2000G/1s against current 400G/2s
- The Travelstar C4K60 “Slim” is a new 1,8" HD 30% thinner than its predecessors. It will be available in 30 and 60 Go. It also has a ZIF connector. Its shock tolerance is increased by 20%.
As you can guess those are good ways to improve significantly Apple's iPod line.