Seagate "D.A.V.E." USB/WiFi/Bluetooth storage device
 

More storage for our little Nokia's?

"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."

"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."

http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/30/s...ooth-and-wifi/

Vinh

Re: Seagate "D.A.V.E." USB/WiFi/Bluetooth storage device
 

Hey! Sweet! My roommate works at seagate! Wonder if I can get a hold of one :D

Re: Seagate "D.A.V.E." USB/WiFi/Bluetooth storage device
 

I am already in touch with their press department and have about a dozen questions they're sending up to developers for answers. The Agere BluOnyx (previously discussed here and on my blog) also serves these functions and I got to see one in action at CES. One of my focus questions is if any components will be open-source. The BluOnyx will be all OSS inside.

Re: Seagate "D.A.V.E." USB/WiFi/Bluetooth storage device
 

Does it require Java on the client?

Re: Seagate "D.A.V.E." USB/WiFi/Bluetooth storage device
 

I believe it's an open API, so you should be able to hack up a connection to just about any device you wanted to.

Re: Seagate "D.A.V.E." USB/WiFi/Bluetooth storage device
 

An ars technica article on the Seagate DAVE can be found here.

http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070201-8753.html

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