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Bluetooth Enabled External Harddrive

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the mobile-wireless-battery-powered-storage dept.

anocow writes "According to this press release at Nikkei Biztech (Japanese), Toshiba will be selling a Bluetooth enabled 5 gig external hard disk called the "Hopbit". It will be priced at 49800 yen. Apparently it will run on batteries for a maximum of 6 hours continuously. Talk about mobility!"

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  1. Show's Over. This "invention" is useless. by cioxx · · Score: 1, Flamebait
    Time to do a reality check. Instead of me trying to elaborate why this drive is an absolute money waster, I'll just point you out to the device which is 1000x better than _this_ particular drive. Just because it's wireless, doesn't mean it's godsend.

    External 40 GB Hard Drive. / USB 2.0

    Company Hype:
    "Best of all, the ultra-portable Pockey does not require any additional power source because all necessary power is drawn through the USB cable. You can take it Anywhere! The Pockey is compatible with laptops and desktops, PC/Mac/Linux, so cross-platform file sharing is a breeze. Plug-N-Play, hot-swappable, and hot-pluggable features make the Pockey convenient and easy to use."

    Yes. I am anti-BT. The whole BT bandwagon is retarded. The concept is flawed, and does not bring anything new to the table.