Seagate Adds Portable, ‘Friendly Storage’ Device To Line

By Doug Olenick On Jan 6 2013 - 9:12pm

Seagate’s Central will be targeted as networked attached storage for the masses.

Las Vegas – Seagate will introduce a new portable wireless storage device and a next generation network attached storage unit.

The Seagate Wireless Plus is a 1TB portable storage drive that connects to other mobile devices via Wi-Fi and USB cable enabling them to stream stored video and music. The Wireless Plus, now shipping with a $199 price tag, replaces the company’s Go Flex Satellite wireless drive, which will sell through and then be discontinued.

LaCie Intros Limted Edition Blade Runner HDD

By Doug Olenick On Jan 6 2013 - 8:54pm

The limited edition Blade Runner 4TB external hard drive.

LAS VEGAS – LaCie will introduce three new storage devices this week, including a limited edition Blade Runner hard drive.

The Blade Runner was created in collaboration with designer Philippe Starck and the company plans to have a production run of just 9,999 custom-built models. The 4TB unit marks the 20^th anniversary of the LaCie-Starck partnership.

The Blade Runner is now available at the LaCie online store and specialty retailers with a $319 street price.

WD Ups My Book Capacity

By Doug Olenick On Dec 4 2012 - 4:23pm

The My Book Live Duo

New York — Western Digital has increased the capacity of its My Book Live Duo to 8TB.

The previous top capacity available was 6TB. The new version is available today with a $389 suggested retail.

The My Book Live Duo is a network-attached storage device capable of creating a “personal Cloud” storage system. The system backs up all the computers on a home network and allows the data to be accessed from anywhere via the web.