60 GB in Your Pocket!

[Chuong Nguyen]

We have an 8 GB micro SDHC card now, with 12 GB and 16 GB coming in the micro SDHC format by mid-year. However, it looks like more storage is coming in the form of 60 GB. Seagate is introducing its Seagate D.A.V.E. platform, which will give users 60 GB wirelessly through a wireless hard drive. How's that for iPod storage envy?

The Seagate Digital Audio Video Experience will enable your smartphone and handheld to connect to the drive via WiFi or Bluetooth. Data can also be transferred via USB through a PC.

Check out the msmobiles (http://msmobiles.com/news.php/7021.html) video interview about the Seagate DAVE below.

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[Pony99CA]

So Seagate is finally going to come out with this? It was introduced almost a year ago (http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/30/seagate-unveils-d-a-v-e-drive-with-bluetooth-and-wifi/) (but not in 60 GB size).

I'm not sure how good a Bluetooth hard drive would be, though, unless they support EDR. WiFi might be acceptable, but it will probably eat much more power.

Steve