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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. Talk about security! by meringuoid · · Score: 4, Funny

    I mean, forget wardriving - imagine being able to sit next to someone with a laptop and actually get between them and their hard disk! Oh, the havoc you could cause ;-)

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  2. Still Japanese by StefMeister · · Score: 4, Funny

    This still seems Japanese to me :-)

    thank you babelfish
    (English -> Japanese -> English)
    The babelfish appreciate in you

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  3. The "HopBit"? by BluBrick · · Score: 4, Funny

    What has it got on it's sectorses?

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  4. Re:SWEET! by Cloudmark · · Score: 5, Funny

    On the other hand, it might be a little creepy if all the random tech bits could communicate. It's a divide and conquer thing. Combined, I think all the devices on my person have more processing power than me...

    My PDA+DCamera+laptop+cellphone+datawatch+tablet+HD will assimilate me...

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  5. The Hopbit by techstar25 · · Score: 4, Funny

    The article failed to mention that Hopbits are typically smaller than Dwarves, usually fat and jovial, with large hairy feet.

  6. So what's the "darchalk" symbol for an open HD? by gmjohnston · · Score: 4, Funny

    Also, due to the short range of bluetooth, I'm guessing we'll need things like little tent cards to set on coffee shop tables next to some unsuspecting HD owner. Or maybe post-it (TM) notes. You could darchalk (darpen?) the post-it, palm it cunningly, and give the "HD provider" a friendly slap on the back ("Hey, nice system!").

  7. Amazing.... by cybermace5 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Using this new technology, we will have access to more data storage than we could fill in a lifetime.

    That is, a lifetime of transferring over Bluetooth. This is such a step backwards it's not even funny.

    I can't wait for the new 40GB external serial port hard drives. RS-232 baby! When technology really gets advanced, the computer and hard drive will communicate across a room with robotic hands doing sign language. Without thumbs you could do eight bits...how about 01000010?

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