iTwin lets you share files over the internet

Finally, a product that might finally make this whole internet thing worthwhile by allowing someone to copy a file over it. Amazing, right? Okay, facetiousness aside, it's a little hard to get too excited about a product that will obviously cost something yet replicates a task easily performed for free, but the iTwin does make the process even more easy. It's basically a double-sided thumb drive that splits apart in the middle; plug one half into one computer and the other into the second and instantly you can drag and drop files from place to place. An absolute computer novice could handle this, but we have to wonder: how many computer novices are swapping files anyway? If this also allowed remote terminal control so that you could fix problems on your mother's computer while beaming over the latest pictures of the kids (and their illegally downloaded music) we might be a little more optimistic. No mention of price or availability, but there is a video demonstration below proving the tech works -- even if the demo touchpad apparently doesn't.

[Via TechCrunch]

[Poop Chef Posted Sep 15th 2009 3:22PM]

dongle

[Bryce Posted Sep 16th 2009 1:02AM]

this came out about 3 months ago O.o in the papers

[yrag Posted Sep 16th 2009 1:31AM]

Boo.

I thought it was Darth Maul's double light saber.

[Shawn Posted Sep 16th 2009 7:08PM]

You still have to rely on good ol trusty sneakernet to actually get the other half of the device to the remote machine. -1 for convenience, +1 for ease of use I guess. Might cater to a select small group of people.

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 16th 2009 10:32PM]

I see iTwin as a Facebook for hardware device. It is a fundamental platform to connect hardware devices. Then, on top of this fundamental platform, developers can build all kinds of applications to facilitate communication between hardware devices.

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 21st 2009 7:34PM]

With all the ways of sharing files online out there I don't see any reason to use something physical.

Services like rapidshare.com or gygan.com let you share so easily.

[ChodaBoy Posted Sep 26th 2009 1:07AM]

$99us??? WTF? Maybe $9 at the most.

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 28th 2009 11:41PM]

I get this exact service for 'free' from my iptv dongles with security built in.
All that for US$30.
Plus I can watch TV from my home country. They will be dead in the time it takes to burn their VC moola, if they can find a VC crazy enough to pump in money.

This device assumes too many things, a user will forget to bring a file but remember to bring the other half of the itwin. And remember to remove it from the remote PC.
A person who cannot remember password. Okay. Who do I write the cheque to?

Disrupt the storage market - ha ha ha. Try transferring a few gig and you won't use this device anymore.