Verbatim Adds New Portable USB 3.0 Drives

By TWICE Staff On Jan 6 2011 - 6:01am

LAS VEGAS — Verbatim is showing its Store ‘n’ Go SuperSpeed USB 3.0 compact portable hard drive in storage capacities of 500GB, 750GB and 1TB.

The 3.0 bus-powered drives are backwardly compatible with USB 2.0 ports and feature piano-black finish, Nero BackItUp & Burn software for Windows, a free 5G trial of Norton Online Backup and a seven-year limited warranty.

“We’re excited to introduce the Store ‘n’ Go, the first portable hard drive in Verbatim’s USB 3.0 collection, and allow consumers to experience a significant improvement in data transfer speeds that will let them complete their tasks in a fraction of the time,” said Charles Klinker, Verbatim’s HDD products marketing VP. “With the Store ‘n’ Go, users can seamlessly enter into the new generation of USB 3.0 and safely and reliably share, store and back up their data anytime, anywhere.”

Also new from the company is the Store ‘n’ Go Clip-it USB drive. The lightweight 4GB device snaps onto documents, folders and envelopes like a paperclip and is available in pink, green, blue, orange and black. It is light enough that no additional postage is needed when sent along with paper documents in the mail.

Designed by award-winning Berlinbased product/industrial designer Arman Emami, the Clip-it has earned a Red Dot Design Award.

The drives retail for $19.99 and began shipping last month.

The company also is demonstrating its new MediaShare Mini, a simple home networking solution that makes any USB drive and its files network accessible.

By plugging in the MediaShare Mini, connecting the unit to a home router through the included Ethernet cable and attaching any external storage device, USB or flash drive to the unit, files automatically become network accessible. Likewise, all content stored on a drive connected to MediaShare Mini can be shared and streamed or accessed remotely through the device in a variety of ways.

For instance, users can remotely upload, download and manage files, as well as view photos, play music and watch videos from the Internet; create albums using any file type as well as send email links friends to view or download; access files through from a smartphone; upload photos directly to social-networking sites; stream music and photos through any Internet- connected gaming console or any DLNA-compliant digital media adapter; and upload music to connected drives and stream to iTunes clients.

Up to four drives can be connected to the device.

“With more than 18 million external hard drives expected to be shipped this year, coupled with the increasing need for users to be able to access and share their content whenever and wherever they are, the MediaShare Mini is the perfect solution for helping people manage their digital life in the most efficient possible way,” said Verbatim product manager Ron Hanafin. “Whether it’s retrieving files remotely, streaming iTunes music or uploading photos directly onto Facebook, the MediaShare Mini is the must-have tool for today’s connected consumer.”

The MediaShare Mini comes with a three-year warranty and is available for a suggested retail of $89.99 at major retailers.