You think your 4GB SD card for our digital camera is large? Well, it is, especially when compared with a few years ago when it was a big deal to have a 512MB one. But how about 160GB storage space for the camera? Now that's really large.

Digital Foci today introduced Photo Safe II, a portable photo storage device that can spare your laptop from a photo-shooting trip.

The device is essentially a battery-operated external hard drive that has a built-in card reader and an automated copy function. The Photo Safe II's card reader can handle all popular card formats, including CF (Extreme III, IV, UDMA), MMC, SD/HC Card, miniSD, Memory Stick, MS PRO, MS Duo, MS PRO Duo, and xD-Picture card. You just need to stick a card into the proper slot and press the copy button, the entire content of the card will be copied into the Photo Safe II's internal storage at speed of about 3.5 minutes for one gigabyte (so about 11 minutes for your 4GB card)

The Photo Safe II automatically organizes the content of each card by creating sequential numbering folder names. It connects to a computer via USB 2.0 and, when plugged in, also charges its user-replaceable Lithium-Ion battery by drawing power from the USP port and acts as an external card reader for the computer.

The Photo Safe II is compatible with both Mac and PC and comes in two versions, 80GB and 160GB, that cost $139 and $189, respectively. The device ships with a rechargeable Lithium-Ion battery, dual-plug USB cable, AC power adapter, and a one-year warranty.