Canon has registered a memory card reader with USB and Bluetooth capabilities

[Canon Rumors]

It looks like Canon is going to get into the memory card reader market. The latest registration of D068794 is for a USB 4.0/Bluetooth memory card reader. Canon USB/Bluetooth memory card reader Product Description:

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[blurryeyedbeast]

Plenty of easy money to be made selling accessories.

 

[josephandrews222]

I'm a bit confused. Presumably taking advantage of the higher speed offered by the USB 4.0 port in the new cameras would require that the camera be connected directly to the computer/tablet with a cable? No card reader?

 

[Zik]

For PCI Express 4.0 CF Express cards.
*cough Canon R1*

 

[FaolainWolf]

Because . . . not enough companies are making card readers these days. Haven't you folks noticed the shortage of card readers?

 

[koenkooi]

Because . . . not enough companies are making card readers these days. Haven't you folks noticed the shortage of card readers?

On the other hand, very few companies make interesting card readers, e.g. ones that can actually keep up with the cards they are meant for. You have like 3 options if you want a CFe 4.0 type B reader that isn't dumbed down by its 10gbit USB interface.

 

[FaolainWolf]

On the other hand, very few companies make interesting card readers, e.g. ones that can actually keep up with the cards they are meant for. You have like 3 options if you want a CFe 4.0 type B reader that isn't dumbed down by its 10gbit USB interface.

I only need one (1) really good card reader. And I have to confess that neither do I want nor have I yet seen an interesting card reader. The BEST thing a card reader can be is boring. I just want it to do its job and leave me out of the conversation.

 

[blurryeyedbeast]

On the other hand, very few companies make interesting card readers, e.g. ones that can actually keep up with the cards they are meant for. You have like 3 options if you want a CFe 4.0 type B reader that isn't dumbed down by its 10gbit USB interface.

Unless Canon have designed their own silicon for this (doubtful), they will just be using the same parts as others but in a different package with Canon's name on it and thus cost more.

 

[LookingThroughMyLens81]

We've reached the point where it could be a combo SD Express/CF Express reader, running on USB 4.0 and packing Bluetooth, which is something that a lot of enthusiasts and pros would want for field usage. Despite the lack of SDE-equipped cameras and general hardware over the past several years, the controllers have now been available long enough for products (cameras, camcorders, and readers) to be developed and SDE can easily slide in and replace UHS SDXC cards in the ecosystem, while maintaining full backwards compatibility.