Sony Combines Pocket Drive with 802.11

Ernest writes "They presented this at Net&Com 2003 in Tokyo. I've found this announcement in German at ComputerWoche Sony selected Linux as the file server's operating system. They'll start selling this little 390 gram thing on the japanese market at the end of March for 585$. Inside is a 20GB 2.5" disk of which (only) 17GB will be available for files."

Comments

ATTENTION

[Anonymous Coward]

Is that 17 gig's of porn on a 2.5" form-factor harddrive in your pocket, or are you just happy to see me?

Re:ATTENTION

[hazyshadeofwinter]

If I only had a 2.5" form factor, I wouldn't exactly be bragging about it.

Re:Translation

[Autonymous Toaster]

For the enterprise all thing a power pack is necessary, the internal Akku serves only for baking UP purposes.

Well I for one am glad to see these corporations are beginning to get some priorities.

Re:the first two things that come to mind

[cgenman]

Either that's a really small hand in the picture, or it's huge.

Well, they are Japanese...

Second, $585?!? Get outta here.

Well, they are Japanese...

Re:Translation

[Glonoinha]

Here's duh jive translation

Sony announces WiFi Fileservuh in duh millin' one format 05.02.2003 at 11:00 o'clock MUNICH (COMPUTuh WEEK) - Japanese electronics company Sony has a portable file servuh presented which, which kommunziert ovuh Wireless LAN wif PCS and PDAs. Duh "Fsv-pg1" works wif a Linux based operatin' system and contains a 20-GB-Festplatte in duh 2,5-Zoll-Format, 17 GB uh it be available fo' usuh data. Duh equipment fits wif masses uh 83 x 155 x uh 31 millimetuhs loosely into a hand and weighs 390 gram. Fo' duh enterprise all din' a powuh pack be necessary, duh internal Akku serves only fo' bakin' UP purposes. Duh inserted ACCESS POINT (IEEE 802.11b) can serve accordin' to manufacturuh up to 250 usuhs at duh same time. Access to duh stored files be possible ovuh ftp, CIFS (Common InterNet file system) o' NFS. By a Ethernet Cradle available as accessories duh equipment can connect accessin' Clients by WLAN in addition wif duh InterNet. As safety functions duh Fsv-pg1 incomin' inspection codin' wif alternatively 64 o' 128 bits offuhs, stored files can by password be protected. On duh Nep & Com 2003 in Tokyo duh equipment be presented today to duh public fo' duh first time. It be to come at duh end uh March fo' converted 585 dolluh on duh Japanese market, duh Cradle costs again scarcely 60 dolluh. Whethuh and when duh equipment appeuhs also in dis country, be not well-known. Well slap my fro! Sho'nuf!