Digital Storage in Consumer Electronics: The Essential Guide

Description

This book provides an introduction to digital storage for consumer electronics. It discusses the various types of digital storage, including emerging non-volatile solid-state storage technologies and their advantages and disadvantages. It discusses the best practices for selecting, integrating, and using storage devices for various applications. It explores the networking of devices into an overall organization that results in always-available home storage combined with digital storage in the cloud to create an infrastructure to support emerging consumer applications and the Internet of Things. It also looks at the role of digital storage devices in creating security and privacy in consumer products. Front Matter ....Pages i-xv Introduction (Thomas M. Coughlin)....Pages 1-24 Fundamentals of Hard Disk Drives (Thomas M. Coughlin)....Pages 25-44 Fundamentals of Optical Storage (Thomas M. Coughlin)....Pages 45-59 Fundamentals of Flash Memory and Other Solid-State Memory Technologies (Thomas M. Coughlin)....Pages 61-86 Storage in Home Consumer Electronic Devices (Thomas M. Coughlin)....Pages 87-111 Storage in Automotive and Mobile Consumer Electronic Devices (Thomas M. Coughlin)....Pages 113-141 Developments in Mobile Consumer Electronic Enabling Technologies (Thomas M. Coughlin)....Pages 143-156 Integration of Storage in Consumer Devices (Thomas M. Coughlin)....Pages 157-176 Home Network Storage, the Cloud and the Internet of Things (Thomas M. Coughlin)....Pages 177-196 The Future of Home Digital Storage (Thomas M. Coughlin)....Pages 197-222 Standards for Consumer Electronic Storage and Appendices (Thomas M. Coughlin)....Pages 223-242 Back Matter ....Pages 243-245