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Here’s one to make the kids weep into their 64GB iPod Touch devices. Panasonic has unveiled what will be the first commercially available SDXC cards, and they did so at CES. To the left is a 64GB card, priced at a measly US$599.95, and they also have a 48GB model for a mere US$449.95. They both have a class 10 rating and can push and pull 22MBs/second. Not too shabby, but better can be done. The SD 4.0 specification is supposed to top out at an astounding 2TB of capacity and up to 300MBs/second transfer speeds.

Now, I’m sure you can well imagine what this kind of storage could be used to improve. I’m thinking that 8 of the component units on a micro backplane could yield 512GBs of storage in, and I’ll be generous, the space of 12 SD cards. I think we’re going to be seeing some amazing things this year in mobile devices, mass storage, digital media, and who knows what else! I’m driven mad just by the thought of one of these 64GB cards.

ADDENDUM: You know, I just realized how much this sucks. Everything cool has a really compact, very functional, pretty sizable (for now) microSD card slot in it. This is going to be for all those camera wonks, isn’t it?

Here it is, kind readers. The Google Nexus One. In case you were wondering, its available now from Google in unlocked form and from T-Mobile with a SIM. The NO (as in No, iPhone, you are no longer alone) sports some rather ludicrous specifications. The first thing you notice is the enormous display. Its a 3.7″ AMOLED capacitive touchscreen device which pushes an 800×480 resolution, the same as Nokia’s N900, just larger. The unit is powered by a Qualcomm 1GHz CPU, it has 512MBs of Flash, 512MBs of RAM, and it comes with a 4GB microSD card and can take up to 32GB. They crammed a 5MP camera in there, and the battery is a capacious 1400mAh. It also sports B, G, and N wireless, has Bluetooth with support for A2DP, an AGPS receiver, a digital compass, and the now obligatory accelerometer and proximity sensor. They even stuck a second mic on the back for noise cancellation.

130 grams. $529 unlocked. $179 from T-Mobile with a 2-year. Wow.

UPDATE: There’s a section in the Terms of Sale which is interesting. Its called Maintaining Carrier Service. If you purchase a Nexus One with T-Mobile plan you’re still buying it from Google, but at a discounted rate. If you don’t maintain your service plan for at least 120 days, you owe Google the difference in cost for the unlocked version, about $350. They even state that its not a penalty, but an Equipment Recovery Fee.