I tested with other usb storage devices too, a fuji digicam and a transcend usb flash drive and they all reported at once that SMART is not supported.
So it appears the problem is a crap cardreader (made by Chronos, actual chip from ICSI (Integrated Circuit Solution, Inc). hddtemp is not at fault, maybe the usb-storage driver in kernel can do something. I've taken it to the kernel list.
I guess this bug can be closed for the hddtemp package.
-- Meelis Roos ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
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