In a tech arena increasingly flooded with consumer electronics gadgets, storage plays a significant role in how much various devices cost. So it's no surprise that startup Cornice, Inc. is targeting mini, high-capacity storage as the centerpiece of its business. Its first product, the Cornice Storage Element (see the photo) is a half-cubic-inch, 1.5-GB drive that can store about 30 CDs worth of music, or about two hours of MPEG video. The drive is about half the size of a business card. A number of consumer electronics companies have announced products based on the drive.

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