ImageMate is an external flash card reader that connects to your computer. It provides the ability to write data to and read data from flash memory without connecting your digital device (digital camera, handheld computer, digital music player, etc.) directly to a computer. SanDisk's ImageMate is the fastest way to transfer pictures, music, data and more to and from your computer.For more format options than a single card reader, the 5-in-1 reader easily transfers files to and from multiple memory card formats.