Comments on: Seagate introduces “Dave,” portable wireless storage device http://www.podtech.net/home/1999/seagate-introduces-dave Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:33:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.3 By: Shahbaz Hussain http://www.podtech.net/home/1999/seagate-introduces-dave#comment-133869 Shahbaz Hussain Wed, 09 May 2007 09:24:33 +0000 http://www.podtech.net/home/1999/seagate-introduces-dave#comment-133869 That's wonderful device that Seagate is going to introduce.Really everything would be in my pocket. That’s wonderful device that Seagate is going to introduce.Really everything would be in my pocket.

]]> By: Seagate unveils “D.A.V.E.” drive with Bluetooth and WiFi » Gadgets n Toys http://www.podtech.net/home/1999/seagate-introduces-dave#comment-50212 Seagate unveils “D.A.V.E.” drive with Bluetooth and WiFi » Gadgets n Toys Sun, 04 Feb 2007 15:25:25 +0000 http://www.podtech.net/home/1999/seagate-introduces-dave#comment-50212 [...] The storage junkies over at Seagate are branching out a bit. Instead of just seeing how many terabytes they can cram into increasingly smaller hard drive platters, they’re getting a little creative with this new “D.A.V.E.” (Digital Audio Video Experience) device. The little unit, which we assume is holding a 1.8-inch drive within its belly, manages a 10GB or 20GB capacity, but ain’t your plain vanilla portable hard drive. Along with the traditional USB port, the little guy sports Bluetooth and WiFi wireless connections, and is designed for helping you access and transfer your media on the go. The primary interface for doing this is over Bluetooth. D.A.V.E. includes a built-in battery, so you just switch the drive on, and then pair it with your phone. From there the phone can browse and view the files being stored on the HDD, and even communicate with other Bluetooth devices to push D.A.V.E. files to another D.A.V.E. via WiFi. The drive includes a microprocessor to run such operations, so it isn’t just relying on your phone for the capabilities. At 12mm thick, with 10 hours continuous use battery life, and hefty drop protection, D.A.V.E. definitely seems portable enough to get the job done. Seagate is planning on getting this thing out in May or early June, but instead of self-branding the unit, it will be licensing the product to phone manufacturers and service providers such as Verizon, Cingular, Nokia and Motorola. The price should be around $200. Peep a video explaining the little guy after the break. [...] […] The storage junkies over at Seagate are branching out a bit. Instead of just seeing how many terabytes they can cram into increasingly smaller hard drive platters, they’re getting a little creative with this new “D.A.V.E.” (Digital Audio Video Experience) device. The little unit, which we assume is holding a 1.8-inch drive within its belly, manages a 10GB or 20GB capacity, but ain’t your plain vanilla portable hard drive. Along with the traditional USB port, the little guy sports Bluetooth and WiFi wireless connections, and is designed for helping you access and transfer your media on the go. The primary interface for doing this is over Bluetooth. D.A.V.E. includes a built-in battery, so you just switch the drive on, and then pair it with your phone. From there the phone can browse and view the files being stored on the HDD, and even communicate with other Bluetooth devices to push D.A.V.E. files to another D.A.V.E. via WiFi. The drive includes a microprocessor to run such operations, so it isn’t just relying on your phone for the capabilities. At 12mm thick, with 10 hours continuous use battery life, and hefty drop protection, D.A.V.E. definitely seems portable enough to get the job done. Seagate is planning on getting this thing out in May or early June, but instead of self-branding the unit, it will be licensing the product to phone manufacturers and service providers such as Verizon, Cingular, Nokia and Motorola. The price should be around $200. Peep a video explaining the little guy after the break. […]

]]> By: Gadgets n Toys » Blog Archive » Seagate unveils “D.A.V.E.” drive with Bluetooth and WiFi http://www.podtech.net/home/1999/seagate-introduces-dave#comment-49113 Gadgets n Toys » Blog Archive » Seagate unveils “D.A.V.E.” drive with Bluetooth and WiFi Fri, 02 Feb 2007 21:47:42 +0000 http://www.podtech.net/home/1999/seagate-introduces-dave#comment-49113 [...] The storage junkies over at Seagate are branching out a bit. Instead of just seeing how many terabytes they can cram into increasingly smaller hard drive platters, they’re getting a little creative with this new “D.A.V.E.” (Digital Audio Video Experience) device. The little unit, which we assume is holding a 1.8-inch drive within its belly, manages a 10GB or 20GB capacity, but ain’t your plain vanilla portable hard drive. Along with the traditional USB port, the little guy sports Bluetooth and WiFi wireless connections, and is designed for helping you access and transfer your media on the go. The primary interface for doing this is over Bluetooth. D.A.V.E. includes a built-in battery, so you just switch the drive on, and then pair it with your phone. From there the phone can browse and view the files being stored on the HDD, and even communicate with other Bluetooth devices to push D.A.V.E. files to another D.A.V.E. via WiFi. The drive includes a microprocessor to run such operations, so it isn’t just relying on your phone for the capabilities. At 12mm thick, with 10 hours continuous use battery life, and hefty drop protection, D.A.V.E. definitely seems portable enough to get the job done. Seagate is planning on getting this thing out in May or early June, but instead of self-branding the unit, it will be licensing the product to phone manufacturers and service providers such as Verizon, Cingular, Nokia and Motorola. The price should be around $200. Peep a video explaining the little guy after the break. [...] […] The storage junkies over at Seagate are branching out a bit. Instead of just seeing how many terabytes they can cram into increasingly smaller hard drive platters, they’re getting a little creative with this new “D.A.V.E.” (Digital Audio Video Experience) device. The little unit, which we assume is holding a 1.8-inch drive within its belly, manages a 10GB or 20GB capacity, but ain’t your plain vanilla portable hard drive. Along with the traditional USB port, the little guy sports Bluetooth and WiFi wireless connections, and is designed for helping you access and transfer your media on the go. The primary interface for doing this is over Bluetooth. D.A.V.E. includes a built-in battery, so you just switch the drive on, and then pair it with your phone. From there the phone can browse and view the files being stored on the HDD, and even communicate with other Bluetooth devices to push D.A.V.E. files to another D.A.V.E. via WiFi. The drive includes a microprocessor to run such operations, so it isn’t just relying on your phone for the capabilities. At 12mm thick, with 10 hours continuous use battery life, and hefty drop protection, D.A.V.E. definitely seems portable enough to get the job done. Seagate is planning on getting this thing out in May or early June, but instead of self-branding the unit, it will be licensing the product to phone manufacturers and service providers such as Verizon, Cingular, Nokia and Motorola. The price should be around $200. Peep a video explaining the little guy after the break. […]

]]> By: Meet DAVE. Your New Best Friend In Mobile Data Storage at Just Another Mobile Monday http://www.podtech.net/home/1999/seagate-introduces-dave#comment-48944 Meet DAVE. Your New Best Friend In Mobile Data Storage at Just Another Mobile Monday Fri, 02 Feb 2007 11:49:19 +0000 http://www.podtech.net/home/1999/seagate-introduces-dave#comment-48944 [...] In the PodTech broadcast, Andy Horwitz claims that “it will take mobile entertainment to a whole new level”. With its wireless options these devices can even communicate with and swap files between other D.A.V.E. units, as well as a plethora of other devices, such as: laptops, PDAs, mobile phones, PSP, Nintendo DS, and anything else that can connect to a wireless network either via Wi-Fi or Bluetooth. Seagate will also make software APIs readily available to developers by the end of March to empower them with the ability to write programs that can interface with D.A.V.E. [...] […] In the PodTech broadcast, Andy Horwitz claims that “it will take mobile entertainment to a whole new level”. With its wireless options these devices can even communicate with and swap files between other D.A.V.E. units, as well as a plethora of other devices, such as: laptops, PDAs, mobile phones, PSP, Nintendo DS, and anything else that can connect to a wireless network either via Wi-Fi or Bluetooth. Seagate will also make software APIs readily available to developers by the end of March to empower them with the ability to write programs that can interface with D.A.V.E. […]

]]> By: Bill Streeter http://www.podtech.net/home/1999/seagate-introduces-dave#comment-48604 Bill Streeter Thu, 01 Feb 2007 17:04:58 +0000 http://www.podtech.net/home/1999/seagate-introduces-dave#comment-48604 Scott: So ... that's Geek Jive yo! AKA 'siliconics' Scott: So … that’s Geek Jive yo! AKA ’siliconics’

]]> By: Yong http://www.podtech.net/home/1999/seagate-introduces-dave#comment-48571 Yong Thu, 01 Feb 2007 14:36:07 +0000 http://www.podtech.net/home/1999/seagate-introduces-dave#comment-48571 Hi, Robert, Will this portable device "eventually" have media player function built in? Would be interested in seeing another bluetooth, WiFi enabled portable media player like the new Sandisk in market. Hi, Robert,
Will this portable device “eventually” have media player function built in? Would be interested in seeing another bluetooth, WiFi enabled portable media player like the new Sandisk in market.

]]> By: The Mobile Lifestyle » Blog Archive » Wireless Portable DAVE Drive for Mobile Phones http://www.podtech.net/home/1999/seagate-introduces-dave#comment-48278 The Mobile Lifestyle » Blog Archive » Wireless Portable DAVE Drive for Mobile Phones Thu, 01 Feb 2007 00:36:13 +0000 http://www.podtech.net/home/1999/seagate-introduces-dave#comment-48278 [...] Formally announced on The Scoble Show at PodTech.net, Seagate choose an interesting venue to talk about the new device. Here, my sponsor, Seagate, releases a new product, Digital Audio Video Experience (or D.A.V.E) technology, while we walk around San Jose’s famous “Tech” Museum. [...] […] Formally announced on The Scoble Show at PodTech.net, Seagate choose an interesting venue to talk about the new device. Here, my sponsor, Seagate, releases a new product, Digital Audio Video Experience (or D.A.V.E) technology, while we walk around San Jose’s famous “Tech” Museum. […]

]]> By: Alan A. Reiter http://www.podtech.net/home/1999/seagate-introduces-dave#comment-48263 Alan A. Reiter Wed, 31 Jan 2007 23:54:52 +0000 http://www.podtech.net/home/1999/seagate-introduces-dave#comment-48263 Thanks for the permission. Thanks for the permission.

]]> By: Robert Scoble http://www.podtech.net/home/1999/seagate-introduces-dave#comment-48181 Robert Scoble Wed, 31 Jan 2007 19:11:18 +0000 http://www.podtech.net/home/1999/seagate-introduces-dave#comment-48181 Alan: you have my express permission. Thanks! Scott: I probably picked up that bad habit at Microsoft. Seems everyone starts out with "So..." Alan: you have my express permission. Thanks!

Scott: I probably picked up that bad habit at Microsoft. Seems everyone starts out with “So…”

]]> By: Alan A. Reiter http://www.podtech.net/home/1999/seagate-introduces-dave#comment-47872 Alan A. Reiter Wed, 31 Jan 2007 08:45:46 +0000 http://www.podtech.net/home/1999/seagate-introduces-dave#comment-47872 Hi Robert: What's your policy on embedding a PodTech.net video in a weblog? I'm thinking about using your D.A.V.E. video in Sprint's camera phone weblog, Photobility, and I can't do it without express permission. Thanks. Hi Robert: What’s your policy on embedding a PodTech.net video in a weblog?

I’m thinking about using your D.A.V.E. video in Sprint’s camera phone weblog, Photobility, and I can’t do it without express permission.

Thanks.

]]> By: Scott http://www.podtech.net/home/1999/seagate-introduces-dave#comment-47838 Scott Wed, 31 Jan 2007 08:13:49 +0000 http://www.podtech.net/home/1999/seagate-introduces-dave#comment-47838 So...does everyone in Silicon Valley start every sentence with "So..."? Do they teach that at PR school, or something? So…does everyone in Silicon Valley start every sentence with “So…”? Do they teach that at PR school, or something?

]]> By: Latest Gadgets Review and News on iPod,Digital Camera, PDA, cell phone, MP3, laptop, Pcs and gadgets http://www.podtech.net/home/1999/seagate-introduces-dave#comment-47771 Latest Gadgets Review and News on iPod,Digital Camera, PDA, cell phone, MP3, laptop, Pcs and gadgets Wed, 31 Jan 2007 05:47:56 +0000 http://www.podtech.net/home/1999/seagate-introduces-dave#comment-47771 [...] Via PodTech [...] […] Via PodTech […]

]]> By: Kolz Blog » Blog Archive » Seagate unveils “D.A.V.E.” drive with Bluetooth and WiFi http://www.podtech.net/home/1999/seagate-introduces-dave#comment-47708 Kolz Blog » Blog Archive » Seagate unveils “D.A.V.E.” drive with Bluetooth and WiFi Wed, 31 Jan 2007 03:50:25 +0000 http://www.podtech.net/home/1999/seagate-introduces-dave#comment-47708 [...] Seagate unveils “D.A.V.E.” drive with Bluetooth and WiFi January 30th, 2007 by David Allen Filed under: Cellphones, Portable Audio, Portable Video, Wireless, Storage The storage junkies over at Seagate are branching out a bit. Instead of just seeing how many terabytes they can cram into increasingly smaller hard drive platters, they're getting a little creative with this new "D.A.V.E." (Digital Audio Video Experience) device. The little unit, which we assume is holding a 1.8-inch drive within its belly, manages a 10GB or 20GB capacity, but ain't your plain vanilla portable hard drive. Along with the traditional USB port, the little guy sports Bluetooth and WiFi wireless connections, and is designed for helping you access and transfer your media on the go. The primary interface for doing this is over Bluetooth. D.A.V.E. includes a built-in battery, so you just switch the drive on, and then pair it with your phone. From there the phone can browse and view the files being stored on the HDD, and even communicate with other Bluetooth devices to push D.A.V.E. files to another D.A.V.E. via WiFi. The drive includes a microprocessor to run such operations, so it isn't just relying on your phone for the capabilities. At 12mm thick, with 10 hours continuous use battery life, and hefty drop protection, D.A.V.E. definitely seems portable enough to get the job done. Seagate is planning on getting this thing out in May or early June, but instead of self-branding the unit, it will be licensing the product to phone manufacturers and service providers such as Verizon, Cingular, Nokia and Motorola. The price should be around $200. Peep a video explaining the little guy after the break. Continue reading Seagate unveils "D.A.V.E." drive with Bluetooth and WiFi Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments BOLD MOVES: THE FUTURE OF FORD A new documentary series. Be part of the transformation as it happens in real-time Office Depot Featured Gadget: Xbox 360 Platinum System Packs the power to bring games to life! [...] […] Seagate unveils “D.A.V.E.” drive with Bluetooth and WiFi January 30th, 2007 by David Allen Filed under: Cellphones, Portable Audio, Portable Video, Wireless, Storage The storage junkies over at Seagate are branching out a bit. Instead of just seeing how many terabytes they can cram into increasingly smaller hard drive platters, they’re getting a little creative with this new “D.A.V.E.” (Digital Audio Video Experience) device. The little unit, which we assume is holding a 1.8-inch drive within its belly, manages a 10GB or 20GB capacity, but ain’t your plain vanilla portable hard drive. Along with the traditional USB port, the little guy sports Bluetooth and WiFi wireless connections, and is designed for helping you access and transfer your media on the go. The primary interface for doing this is over Bluetooth. D.A.V.E. includes a built-in battery, so you just switch the drive on, and then pair it with your phone. From there the phone can browse and view the files being stored on the HDD, and even communicate with other Bluetooth devices to push D.A.V.E. files to another D.A.V.E. via WiFi. The drive includes a microprocessor to run such operations, so it isn’t just relying on your phone for the capabilities. At 12mm thick, with 10 hours continuous use battery life, and hefty drop protection, D.A.V.E. definitely seems portable enough to get the job done. Seagate is planning on getting this thing out in May or early June, but instead of self-branding the unit, it will be licensing the product to phone manufacturers and service providers such as Verizon, Cingular, Nokia and Motorola. The price should be around $200. Peep a video explaining the little guy after the break. Continue reading Seagate unveils “D.A.V.E.” drive with Bluetooth and WiFi Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments BOLD MOVES: THE FUTURE OF FORD A new documentary series. Be part of the transformation as it happens in real-time Office Depot Featured Gadget: Xbox 360 Platinum System Packs the power to bring games to life! […]

]]> By: iStereo.mobi » Seagate unveils “D.A.V.E.” drive with Bluetooth and WiFi http://www.podtech.net/home/1999/seagate-introduces-dave#comment-47615 iStereo.mobi » Seagate unveils “D.A.V.E.” drive with Bluetooth and WiFi Wed, 31 Jan 2007 00:49:34 +0000 http://www.podtech.net/home/1999/seagate-introduces-dave#comment-47615 [...] The storage junkies over at Seagate are branching out a bit. Instead of just seeing how many terabytes they can cram into increasingly smaller hard drive platters, they’re getting a little creative with this new “D.A.V.E.” (Digital Audio Video Experience) device. The little unit, which we assume is holding a 1.8-inch drive within its belly, manages a 10GB or 20GB capacity, but ain’t your plain vanilla portable hard drive. Along with the traditional USB port, the little guy sports Bluetooth and WiFi wireless connections, and is designed for helping you access and transfer your media on the go. The primary interface for doing this is over Bluetooth. D.A.V.E. includes a built-in battery, so you just switch the drive on, and then pair it with your phone. From there the phone can browse and view the files being stored on the HDD, and even communicate with other Bluetooth devices to push D.A.V.E. files to another D.A.V.E. via WiFi. The drive includes a microprocessor to run such operations, so it isn’t just relying on your phone for the capabilities. At 12mm thick, with 10 hours continuous use battery life, and hefty drop protection, D.A.V.E. definitely seems portable enough to get the job done. Seagate is planning on getting this thing out in May or early June, but instead of self-branding the unit, it will be licensing the product to phone manufacturers and service providers such as Verizon, Cingular, Nokia and Motorola. The price should be around $200. Peep a video explaining the little guy after the break. [...] […] The storage junkies over at Seagate are branching out a bit. Instead of just seeing how many terabytes they can cram into increasingly smaller hard drive platters, they’re getting a little creative with this new “D.A.V.E.” (Digital Audio Video Experience) device. The little unit, which we assume is holding a 1.8-inch drive within its belly, manages a 10GB or 20GB capacity, but ain’t your plain vanilla portable hard drive. Along with the traditional USB port, the little guy sports Bluetooth and WiFi wireless connections, and is designed for helping you access and transfer your media on the go. The primary interface for doing this is over Bluetooth. D.A.V.E. includes a built-in battery, so you just switch the drive on, and then pair it with your phone. From there the phone can browse and view the files being stored on the HDD, and even communicate with other Bluetooth devices to push D.A.V.E. files to another D.A.V.E. via WiFi. The drive includes a microprocessor to run such operations, so it isn’t just relying on your phone for the capabilities. At 12mm thick, with 10 hours continuous use battery life, and hefty drop protection, D.A.V.E. definitely seems portable enough to get the job done. Seagate is planning on getting this thing out in May or early June, but instead of self-branding the unit, it will be licensing the product to phone manufacturers and service providers such as Verizon, Cingular, Nokia and Motorola. The price should be around $200. Peep a video explaining the little guy after the break. […]

]]> By: jkOnTheRun http://www.podtech.net/home/1999/seagate-introduces-dave#comment-47591 jkOnTheRun Tue, 30 Jan 2007 23:46:12 +0000 http://www.podtech.net/home/1999/seagate-introduces-dave#comment-47591 <strong>just Seagate's Digital Audio Video Experience...</strong> I'm on the fence with the new D.A.V.E. device that Seagate announced on a recent PodTech video. I want to like the device, which is a small portable hard-drive with integrated wireless capability. You'll see it in May for under $200 in both a 10 GB a... just Seagate’s Digital Audio Video Experience…

I’m on the fence with the new D.A.V.E. device that Seagate announced on a recent PodTech video. I want to like the device, which is a small portable hard-drive with integrated wireless capability. You’ll see it in May for under $200 in both a 10 GB a…

]]> By: Philippines Gadgets and Tech Forums » Seagate unveils “D.A.V.E.” drive with Bluetooth and WiFi (Gadgets News) http://www.podtech.net/home/1999/seagate-introduces-dave#comment-47530 Philippines Gadgets and Tech Forums » Seagate unveils “D.A.V.E.” drive with Bluetooth and WiFi (Gadgets News) Tue, 30 Jan 2007 20:53:29 +0000 http://www.podtech.net/home/1999/seagate-introduces-dave#comment-47530 [...] , Portable Audio, Portable Video, Wireless, StorageThe storage junkies over at Seagate are branching out a bit. Instead of just seeing how many terabytes they can cram into increasingly smaller hard drive platters, they’re getting a little creative with this new “D.A.V.E.” (Digital Audio Video Experience) device. The little unit, which we assume is holding a 1.8-inch drive within its belly, manages a 10GB or 20GB capacity, but ain’t your plain vanilla portable hard drive. Along with the traditional USB port, the little guy sports Bluetooth and WiFi wireless connections, and is designed for helping you access and transfer your media on the go. The primary interface for doing this is over Bluetooth. D.A.V.E. includes a built-in battery, so you just switch the drive on, and then pair it with your phone. From there the phone can browse and view the files being stored on the HDD, and even communicate with other Bluetooth devices to push D.A.V.E. files to another D.A.V.E. via WiFi. The drive includes a microprocessor to run such operations, so it isn’t just relying on your phone for the capabilities. At 12mm thick, with 10 hours continuous use battery life, and hefty drop protection, D.A.V.E. definitely seems portable enough to get the job done. Seagate is planning on getting this thing out in May or early June, but instead of self-branding the unit, it will be licensing the product to phone manufacturers and service providers such as Verizon, Cingular, Nokia and Motorola. The price should be around $200. Peep a video explaining the little guy after the break. [...] […] , Portable Audio, Portable Video, Wireless, StorageThe storage junkies over at Seagate are branching out a bit. Instead of just seeing how many terabytes they can cram into increasingly smaller hard drive platters, they’re getting a little creative with this new “D.A.V.E.” (Digital Audio Video Experience) device. The little unit, which we assume is holding a 1.8-inch drive within its belly, manages a 10GB or 20GB capacity, but ain’t your plain vanilla portable hard drive. Along with the traditional USB port, the little guy sports Bluetooth and WiFi wireless connections, and is designed for helping you access and transfer your media on the go. The primary interface for doing this is over Bluetooth. D.A.V.E. includes a built-in battery, so you just switch the drive on, and then pair it with your phone. From there the phone can browse and view the files being stored on the HDD, and even communicate with other Bluetooth devices to push D.A.V.E. files to another D.A.V.E. via WiFi. The drive includes a microprocessor to run such operations, so it isn’t just relying on your phone for the capabilities. At 12mm thick, with 10 hours continuous use battery life, and hefty drop protection, D.A.V.E. definitely seems portable enough to get the job done. Seagate is planning on getting this thing out in May or early June, but instead of self-branding the unit, it will be licensing the product to phone manufacturers and service providers such as Verizon, Cingular, Nokia and Motorola. The price should be around $200. Peep a video explaining the little guy after the break. […]

]]> By: portablemp3players.info » Blog Archive » Seagate unveils “D.A.V.E.” drive with Bluetooth and WiFi http://www.podtech.net/home/1999/seagate-introduces-dave#comment-47500 portablemp3players.info » Blog Archive » Seagate unveils “D.A.V.E.” drive with Bluetooth and WiFi Tue, 30 Jan 2007 19:28:36 +0000 http://www.podtech.net/home/1999/seagate-introduces-dave#comment-47500 [...] The storage junkies over at Seagate are branching out a bit. Instead of just seeing how many terabytes they can cram into increasingly smaller hard drive platters, they’re getting a little creative with this new “D.A.V.E.” (Digital Audio Video Experience) device. The little unit, which we assume is holding a 1.8-inch drive within its belly, manages a 10GB or 20GB capacity, but ain’t your plain vanilla portable hard drive. Along with the traditional USB port, the little guy sports Bluetooth and WiFi wireless connections, and is designed for helping you access and transfer your media on the go. The primary interface for doing this is over Bluetooth. D.A.V.E. includes a built-in battery, so you just switch the drive on, and then pair it with your phone. From there the phone can browse and view the files being stored on the HDD, and even communicate with other Bluetooth devices to push D.A.V.E. files to another D.A.V.E. via WiFi. The drive includes a microprocessor to run such operations, so it isn’t just relying on your phone for the capabilities. At 12mm thick, with 10 hours continuous use battery life, and hefty drop protection, D.A.V.E. definitely seems portable enough to get the job done. Seagate is planning on getting this thing out in May or early June, but instead of self-branding the unit, it will be licensing the product to phone manufacturers and service providers such as Verizon, Cingular, Nokia and Motorola. The price should be around $200. Peep a video explaining the little guy after the break. [...] […] The storage junkies over at Seagate are branching out a bit. Instead of just seeing how many terabytes they can cram into increasingly smaller hard drive platters, they’re getting a little creative with this new “D.A.V.E.” (Digital Audio Video Experience) device. The little unit, which we assume is holding a 1.8-inch drive within its belly, manages a 10GB or 20GB capacity, but ain’t your plain vanilla portable hard drive. Along with the traditional USB port, the little guy sports Bluetooth and WiFi wireless connections, and is designed for helping you access and transfer your media on the go. The primary interface for doing this is over Bluetooth. D.A.V.E. includes a built-in battery, so you just switch the drive on, and then pair it with your phone. From there the phone can browse and view the files being stored on the HDD, and even communicate with other Bluetooth devices to push D.A.V.E. files to another D.A.V.E. via WiFi. The drive includes a microprocessor to run such operations, so it isn’t just relying on your phone for the capabilities. At 12mm thick, with 10 hours continuous use battery life, and hefty drop protection, D.A.V.E. definitely seems portable enough to get the job done. Seagate is planning on getting this thing out in May or early June, but instead of self-branding the unit, it will be licensing the product to phone manufacturers and service providers such as Verizon, Cingular, Nokia and Motorola. The price should be around $200. Peep a video explaining the little guy after the break. […]

]]> By: Charbax http://www.podtech.net/home/1999/seagate-introduces-dave#comment-47438 Charbax Tue, 30 Jan 2007 16:32:56 +0000 http://www.podtech.net/home/1999/seagate-introduces-dave#comment-47438 This surely looks interesting! So basically this is a Bluetooth/Wi-Fi pocket hard disk drive.. I wonder what the battery life and the bitrate would be like compared to having a phone, Nintendo DS, PSP, Nokia N800, iPhone with the 1.8" hard disk drive directly built-in? But in any ways, even if the primary pocket device does have a built-in hard disk drive, like the Archos do for example, I guess it would always be practical to have extra wireless storage in the other pockets. That's easier than using usb2-host anyways, and I guess this one could also connect up using usb2-host anyways if that improves the bitrate performance. But that would only be for copying over a lot of files, for streaming of audio and video, I guess Bluetooth or Wi-Fi is just fine enough. This surely looks interesting!

So basically this is a Bluetooth/Wi-Fi pocket hard disk drive..

I wonder what the battery life and the bitrate would be like compared to having a phone, Nintendo DS, PSP, Nokia N800, iPhone with the 1.8″ hard disk drive directly built-in?

But in any ways, even if the primary pocket device does have a built-in hard disk drive, like the Archos do for example, I guess it would always be practical to have extra wireless storage in the other pockets. That’s easier than using usb2-host anyways, and I guess this one could also connect up using usb2-host anyways if that improves the bitrate performance. But that would only be for copying over a lot of files, for streaming of audio and video, I guess Bluetooth or Wi-Fi is just fine enough.

]]> By: mlstotts http://www.podtech.net/home/1999/seagate-introduces-dave#comment-47429 mlstotts Tue, 30 Jan 2007 15:59:54 +0000 http://www.podtech.net/home/1999/seagate-introduces-dave#comment-47429 This is a true gadget-lovers gadget - a swiss army knife of mobile digital storage. But Andy seemed a bit vague about peer-to-peer data transfers - another Zune in the making? - m This is a true gadget-lovers gadget - a swiss army knife of mobile digital storage. But Andy seemed a bit vague about peer-to-peer data transfers - another Zune in the making? - m

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