http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/infinitec-details-infinite-usb-memory-device-functionality-ahead/ Engadget Comments for Infinitec details Infinite USB Memory Device functionality ahead of launch http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/infinitec-details-infinite-usb-memory-device-functionality-ahead/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/infinitec-details-infinite-usb-memory-device-functionality-ahead/Feb 18th 2010 10:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/infinitec-details-infinite-usb-memory-device-functionality-ahead/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/infinitec-details-infinite-usb-memory-device-functionality-ahead/Feb 18th 2010 10:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/infinitec-details-infinite-usb-memory-device-functionality-ahead/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/infinitec-details-infinite-usb-memory-device-functionality-ahead/Yes, they can stream content, but you are limited by DLNA/UPnP and what they can do. This just shows up as a regular drive to the console, even though the files are elsewhere.]]>Feb 18th 2010 10:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/infinitec-details-infinite-usb-memory-device-functionality-ahead/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/infinitec-details-infinite-usb-memory-device-functionality-ahead/
Will it work with subtitled MKVs, now that's the question, or do the consoles od that already, now? I doubt it. Perhaps this USB device is better and faster than the console, for this purpose, anyways.]]>Feb 18th 2010 1:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/infinitec-details-infinite-usb-memory-device-functionality-ahead/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/infinitec-details-infinite-usb-memory-device-functionality-ahead/sidenote: if you wanna watch mkv video with sub's MKV2vob works rather well for ps3, and 360]]>Feb 18th 2010 4:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/infinitec-details-infinite-usb-memory-device-functionality-ahead/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/infinitec-details-infinite-usb-memory-device-functionality-ahead/Feb 18th 2010 9:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/infinitec-details-infinite-usb-memory-device-functionality-ahead/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/infinitec-details-infinite-usb-memory-device-functionality-ahead/Feb 19th 2010 11:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/infinitec-details-infinite-usb-memory-device-functionality-ahead/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/infinitec-details-infinite-usb-memory-device-functionality-ahead/Feb 18th 2010 10:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/infinitec-details-infinite-usb-memory-device-functionality-ahead/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/infinitec-details-infinite-usb-memory-device-functionality-ahead/
It means that the data on your Laptop's HDD is being shared with the other devices. The software on the laptop handles the server end and the dongle makes it look like the data on your laptop is actually on a usb dongle.

I think :o)]]>Feb 18th 2010 10:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/infinitec-details-infinite-usb-memory-device-functionality-ahead/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/infinitec-details-infinite-usb-memory-device-functionality-ahead/Yeah... I totally get that point. I was getting at the fact that they chose to use the word laptop, exclusively instead of just computer.]]>Feb 18th 2010 10:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/infinitec-details-infinite-usb-memory-device-functionality-ahead/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/infinitec-details-infinite-usb-memory-device-functionality-ahead/
Thats PR speak for dummies. Read: any pc with wifi.]]>Feb 18th 2010 11:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/infinitec-details-infinite-usb-memory-device-functionality-ahead/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/infinitec-details-infinite-usb-memory-device-functionality-ahead/Feb 18th 2010 10:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/infinitec-details-infinite-usb-memory-device-functionality-ahead/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/infinitec-details-infinite-usb-memory-device-functionality-ahead/
Well then I am IN!]]>Feb 18th 2010 10:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/infinitec-details-infinite-usb-memory-device-functionality-ahead/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/infinitec-details-infinite-usb-memory-device-functionality-ahead/
From where I'm standing, it looks like they all got an erection...]]>Feb 18th 2010 12:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/infinitec-details-infinite-usb-memory-device-functionality-ahead/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/infinitec-details-infinite-usb-memory-device-functionality-ahead/
If that was a RRoD joke it wasn't funny... actually it was.]]>Feb 18th 2010 12:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/infinitec-details-infinite-usb-memory-device-functionality-ahead/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/infinitec-details-infinite-usb-memory-device-functionality-ahead/Feb 18th 2010 4:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/infinitec-details-infinite-usb-memory-device-functionality-ahead/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/infinitec-details-infinite-usb-memory-device-functionality-ahead/Feb 18th 2010 10:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/infinitec-details-infinite-usb-memory-device-functionality-ahead/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/infinitec-details-infinite-usb-memory-device-functionality-ahead/Feb 18th 2010 10:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/infinitec-details-infinite-usb-memory-device-functionality-ahead/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/infinitec-details-infinite-usb-memory-device-functionality-ahead/Feb 18th 2010 10:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/infinitec-details-infinite-usb-memory-device-functionality-ahead/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/infinitec-details-infinite-usb-memory-device-functionality-ahead/I see where you're coming from -- but think about it...iSCSI over WiFi?
You would probably get 20 MB\sec throughput at best...and I doubt they would make it bootable...and having a boot drive that can only do 20MB\sec and has horrible latency as well..? Not good :P]]>Feb 18th 2010 11:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/infinitec-details-infinite-usb-memory-device-functionality-ahead/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/infinitec-details-infinite-usb-memory-device-functionality-ahead/Feb 18th 2010 10:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/infinitec-details-infinite-usb-memory-device-functionality-ahead/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/infinitec-details-infinite-usb-memory-device-functionality-ahead/Most TVs \ consoles \ whatever media devices _already_ support UPNP and even connecting to SMB shares, but -- like someone mentioned it's limited to certain containers and codecs...This is kind of cool, I guess...I don't like the name though "Infinite USB Memory" it's so misleading..]]>Feb 18th 2010 10:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/infinitec-details-infinite-usb-memory-device-functionality-ahead/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/infinitec-details-infinite-usb-memory-device-functionality-ahead/Feb 18th 2010 10:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/infinitec-details-infinite-usb-memory-device-functionality-ahead/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/infinitec-details-infinite-usb-memory-device-functionality-ahead/Feb 18th 2010 10:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/infinitec-details-infinite-usb-memory-device-functionality-ahead/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/infinitec-details-infinite-usb-memory-device-functionality-ahead/Feb 18th 2010 11:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/infinitec-details-infinite-usb-memory-device-functionality-ahead/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/infinitec-details-infinite-usb-memory-device-functionality-ahead/
Why? What difference would it make to you?]]>Feb 18th 2010 11:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/infinitec-details-infinite-usb-memory-device-functionality-ahead/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/infinitec-details-infinite-usb-memory-device-functionality-ahead/However if my PS3 can play the media on the memory stick it can be played over the network too, without the use of this ugly USB device.
Seems like a device for people who cant setup media sharing to their PS3/Xbox. Remind me when it does something truely awesome.]]>Feb 18th 2010 10:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/infinitec-details-infinite-usb-memory-device-functionality-ahead/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/infinitec-details-infinite-usb-memory-device-functionality-ahead/Feb 18th 2010 10:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/infinitec-details-infinite-usb-memory-device-functionality-ahead/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/infinitec-details-infinite-usb-memory-device-functionality-ahead/Feb 18th 2010 10:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/infinitec-details-infinite-usb-memory-device-functionality-ahead/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/infinitec-details-infinite-usb-memory-device-functionality-ahead/Feb 18th 2010 10:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/infinitec-details-infinite-usb-memory-device-functionality-ahead/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/infinitec-details-infinite-usb-memory-device-functionality-ahead/Feb 18th 2010 11:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/infinitec-details-infinite-usb-memory-device-functionality-ahead/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/infinitec-details-infinite-usb-memory-device-functionality-ahead/
http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/18/forthcoming-xbox-360-update-locks-out-unauthorized-memory-unit/
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Now, memory cards... those are a cash cow, and proprietary. That's why they locked out third party manufacturers from those.]]>Feb 18th 2010 11:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/infinitec-details-infinite-usb-memory-device-functionality-ahead/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/infinitec-details-infinite-usb-memory-device-functionality-ahead/Feb 18th 2010 11:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/infinitec-details-infinite-usb-memory-device-functionality-ahead/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/infinitec-details-infinite-usb-memory-device-functionality-ahead/Feb 18th 2010 11:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/infinitec-details-infinite-usb-memory-device-functionality-ahead/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/infinitec-details-infinite-usb-memory-device-functionality-ahead/
"Yes, mam. That's right. You put it in your laptop, and instead of storing the files on the stick, it routes them back onto your laptop" "I put files on it, and it puts them back on my laptop? Am I missing something?" "Well then you can stream those files to your media devices." "My what?" "You know what? Nevermind, check out these great deals we have on SanDisk flash drives today"]]>Feb 18th 2010 11:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/infinitec-details-infinite-usb-memory-device-functionality-ahead/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/infinitec-details-infinite-usb-memory-device-functionality-ahead/Feb 18th 2010 12:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/infinitec-details-infinite-usb-memory-device-functionality-ahead/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/infinitec-details-infinite-usb-memory-device-functionality-ahead/Feb 18th 2010 11:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/infinitec-details-infinite-usb-memory-device-functionality-ahead/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/infinitec-details-infinite-usb-memory-device-functionality-ahead/Feb 18th 2010 11:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/infinitec-details-infinite-usb-memory-device-functionality-ahead/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/infinitec-details-infinite-usb-memory-device-functionality-ahead/
Also, can you add files from the client? Example: rip source DVD on main PC to destination movie folder on server.

Would be nice to not have to deal with SMB.]]>Feb 18th 2010 11:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/infinitec-details-infinite-usb-memory-device-functionality-ahead/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/infinitec-details-infinite-usb-memory-device-functionality-ahead/Feb 18th 2010 11:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/infinitec-details-infinite-usb-memory-device-functionality-ahead/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/infinitec-details-infinite-usb-memory-device-functionality-ahead/
ehehh]]>Feb 18th 2010 11:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/infinitec-details-infinite-usb-memory-device-functionality-ahead/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/infinitec-details-infinite-usb-memory-device-functionality-ahead/Feb 18th 2010 12:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/infinitec-details-infinite-usb-memory-device-functionality-ahead/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/infinitec-details-infinite-usb-memory-device-functionality-ahead/Feb 18th 2010 12:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/infinitec-details-infinite-usb-memory-device-functionality-ahead/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/infinitec-details-infinite-usb-memory-device-functionality-ahead/Feb 18th 2010 1:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/infinitec-details-infinite-usb-memory-device-functionality-ahead/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/infinitec-details-infinite-usb-memory-device-functionality-ahead/I can find some uses for this, especially for work, hand these out for adhoc wireless printing. Good for the tv usb port too.]]>Feb 18th 2010 11:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/infinitec-details-infinite-usb-memory-device-functionality-ahead/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/infinitec-details-infinite-usb-memory-device-functionality-ahead/Feb 18th 2010 11:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/infinitec-details-infinite-usb-memory-device-functionality-ahead/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/infinitec-details-infinite-usb-memory-device-functionality-ahead/Feb 18th 2010 12:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/infinitec-details-infinite-usb-memory-device-functionality-ahead/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/infinitec-details-infinite-usb-memory-device-functionality-ahead/
However if it is $50 or more, then I will pass.]]>Feb 18th 2010 12:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/infinitec-details-infinite-usb-memory-device-functionality-ahead/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/infinitec-details-infinite-usb-memory-device-functionality-ahead/Feb 18th 2010 12:04PM