A Memory Stick is an IC (Integrated Circuit) which is stored in a compact and rugged plastic enclosure. Memory Sticks are designed to store data and to enable the transfer of data between devices equipped with Memory Stick slots. Normally, Memory Sticks are used as storage media for a portable device, in a form that can easily be removed for access by a personal computer. It permits users to exchange information, such as data, text, graphics or digital images from one electronic device to another quickly and easily. This allows digital images to be saved on Memory Stick digital data storage and downloaded into a Sony VAIO- laptop, desktop computer or any brand of PC with a PC card slot

The Memory Stick standard was introduced by Sony in October of 1998.

Current Memory Stick capacities range up to few GBs.

A Memory Stick is 50mm long, 21.5mm wide, and 2.8mm thick.

An even more compact format, Memory Stick Duo, is 32mm long, 20mm wide, and 1.6mm thick.

The theoretical transfer speed of Memory Stick is 160Mbps.

Over the years, the memory stick has continued to evolve. Newer releases of the stick allowed the device to keep pace with the increased demand for music and video files, and other types of data storage that have become commonplace.