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LaCie's LaPlug turns your USB HDD into a network storage device, for LaPrice of $75 (video)
LaCie has always taken an understated approach to its lineup of boxy network storage devices, and the LaPlug is no different. With this little guy sitting in your living room, you can wirelessly share and access data across your home network, while streaming USB drive-stored multimedia content to any UPnP/DLNA-certified devices, including the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 or any compatible smartphones and tablets. With a quartet of USB 2.0 ports, along with gigabit ethernet and WiFi b/g/n capabilities, the LaPlug also allows you to back up your files in a centralized and remotely accessible location. You can grab one now for $75 at the source link below, or breeze past the break for more details in the full PR and accompanying video.
Freecom gets slim with Mobile Drive Mg portable hard drive, supports USB 3.0 and FireWire 800
Been awhile, hasn't it Freecom? The same company responsible for serving up the world's first portable USB 3.0 hard drive is now responsible for cranking out the world's slimmest portable HDD. At just ten millimeters thick, the Mobile Drive Mg is likely thinner than your average ink pen, touting a magnesium enclosure and a USB 3.0 port, enabling it to shoot data back and forth at rates as high as 130MB/sec. Oddly enough, the drive will only be made available through Apple Premium Resellers, despite the fact that no existing Mac ships with native USB 3.0 support. At any rate, it'll be on sale within the week for $69.95 (320GB) or $109.95 (750GB), with a high-end 750GB model offering both USB 3.0 and FireWire 800 for $119.95.
Buffalo launches assault on your USB ports with MiniStation Stealth and DriveStation Axis LED
We love the smell of storage in the morning, and these two from Buffalo are smelling fine with their decidedly militaristic names. First is the MiniStation Stealth, a little black box that is not covered in absorbent paint but does at least rely on only a single USB cable for power and data, decreasing its radar signature considerably. That's available nowish starting at $74 for 320GB and moving up to $104 for 640GB. Then there's the DriveStation Axis LED, launching its assault in January, a larger external drive which extends its evil might with an array of lights on the front, letting you tell at a glance how your battle against disk capacity is going. To help your efforts this one starts at 1TB for $99, with the 2TB model going for $159. Just don't forget to pick up a few war bonds while you're at it. %Gallery-107608%
