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Samsung details Knox and HomeSync sharing system

, Mar 14th 2013 Discuss [0]

We're here live at Samsung's GALAXY S 4 unveil event in New York City, and the company has unveiled a new feature called HomeSync, which is essentially a home-based cloud storage solution for you and your family. Up to eight family members (or just general users) can push content to a storage box at home, and phones pair with it using NFC. Samsung also unveiled Knox, which is a new feature that keeps your personal life and work life separate on the GALAXY S 4. Read The Full Story

LaCie 5big Thunderbolt and 5big NAS Pro hands-on

, Jan 8th 2013 Discuss [0]

Should LaCie's Blade Runner have enough style but not enough space for your external data needs, fear not; the company has a pair of new 5big arrays with a choice of network or Thunderbolt connectivity for those with big storage demands. The 5big Thunderbolt and 5big NAS Pro each follow the monolithic design language of previous LaCie drives - all brushed aluminum and glaring blue power-light "eye" - but offer up to 20TB of capacity or optional RAID redundancy. Read The Full Story

Drobo 5N adds gigabit ethernet to five bay backup box

, Dec 13th 2012 Discuss [0]

Drobo has revealed its latest storage and backup device, the Drobo 5N, targeting consumers looking for a new network-attached system with a burst of added speed. The 5N follows in the metaphorical footsteps of the Drobo 5D, announced back in June, with five regular drive bays and an extra nook for slotting in a chunk of solid-state storage to speed up data access, but throws in ethernet connectivity.   Read The Full Story

Iomega px2-300d NAS Review

, Dec 9th 2012 Discuss [0]

Iomega’s StorCenter px2-300d is a NAS unit aimed at businesses and the prosumer crowd, offering features beneficial to both types of user. This particular unit is the 4TB model, but the device is available in up to 6TB varieties, all of which share the same features. While one would initially be tempted to view the px2-300d as a NAS device tailored to the SMB environment, I contend that it also makes an excellent personal server, offering a pleasant mix of appealing design, quiet hardware, easy-to-use software, and high-end functionality. Whether you’re a business owner looking for a way to keep your data safe or a prosumer in need a sophisticated personal server, read our full review of the px2-300d to see how the device holds up.

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Drobo 5N teased with ethernet connectivity

, Nov 19th 2012 Discuss [0]

Drobo has teased its latest model, the Drobo 5N, adding ethernet connectivity to the storage technology in the Drobo 5D and Mini. Replacing the Drobo FS, the new 5N is "very close" according to CEO Tom Buiocchi, and described as "a close sibling to what we already have" making it likely a slight reworking of the five-bay Drobo 5D (pictured) announced back in June. Read The Full Story

Iomega StorCenter px2-300d and ix4-300d share up to 12TB

, Oct 18th 2012 Discuss [0]

Iomega has outed a pair of new network-attached storage (NAS) boxes, the StorCenter px2-300d and ix4-300d, promising high-speed backup and file/media access for demanding users. Both ominous black boxes support paired local and cloud storage for double backup safety, Iomega Personal Cloud for accessing files remotely, USB expansion with external drives, and UPnP/DLNA streaming with the option of auto-upload of content to Facebook, Flickr, and YouTube. Read The Full Story

iTwin SecureBox gives Dropbox users hardware encryption

, Oct 16th 2012 Discuss [0]

iTwin has been around for a while now, and it provides users with a simple file-sharing solution through a pair of USB flash drive. Today, the company introduced support for Dropbox by announcing iTwin SecureBox. This will provide hardware encryption for Dropbox users so that their data stays safe in the cloud. Read The Full Story

Synology DS213air Review: Your home cloud goes wireless

, Oct 5th 2012 Discuss [0]

Backup. It’s more often than not the guilty omission in homes and small offices, and the hassle of setup – finding a place to plug in for both power and network – is often cited as a key hurdle. Synology wants to change all that with the DiskStation DS213air, the company’s first WiFi-equipped NAS: up to 8TB of storage, all the media streaming a modern home might demand, and in a small and affordable footprint. Does wireless overcome that big barrier to backup? Read on for our full review.

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Pogoplug cloud backup hits UK

, Oct 4th 2012 Discuss [0]

Pogoplug has launched its personal cloud service in the UK, expanding the Amazon-hosted offsite backup system beyond its US availability last month. The system, which relies on both one of Pogoplug's local backup devices and a 100GB cloud locker for remote storage, is priced at $19.99 per year, and offers the speed of a physical drive with the reassurance of online redundancy. Read The Full Story

Netgear adds personal cloud and remote Time Machine to ReadyNAS

, Sep 11th 2012 Discuss [0]

Netgear has updated its prosumer NAS range to take on cloud backup upstarts, adding a Dropbox-esque ReadyDROP cross-device sync option, and the ability to back up using Time Machine remotely. The new firmware for the ReadyNAS DUO v2 and ReadyNAS NV+ v2, version 5.3.6, expands the ReadyNAS Remote feature already on the standalone network-attached storage, creating monitored folders on each of your devices which, just as with Dropbox, are automatically synchronized whenever you add or change files. Read The Full Story

Pogoplug adds cloud caution with Amazon Glacier

, Sep 6th 2012 Discuss [0]

Pogoplug continues to push its own interpretation of cloud storage, revealing today a new service integrating with Amazon Glacier for a combination of local and remote backup. The deal sees users able to keep copies of their files both at home or the office, using one of Pogoplug's network-attached drive adapters, but also with instant access in Amazon's Glacier remote storage service. Read The Full Story

Synology 2013 DiskStation DS213 and DS213+ priced and released

, Aug 27th 2012 Discuss [0]

This week the folks at Synology America Corp. have revealed their brand new 2013 model NAS devices, both the DiskStations DS213 and DS213+. These new additions to the DiskStation family offer up 2-bay storage and are made for both the office and the home. Both models bring on Synology Hybrid RAID (SHR) for near-instantaneous volume creation and the simplification of volume management as well. Read The Full Story
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