Seagate Wireless Plus Mobile Device Storage, Now You Really Can Take It All with You
Seagate Technology plc (NASDAQ: STX) today announced the next evolution
of the company’s wireless storage category, Seagate®
Wireless Plus mobile device storage at the 2013 Consumer Electronics
Show. Designed to wirelessly stream content for up to eight smartphones
or tablets with enough space for up to 500 high-definition movies, this
new wireless hard drive, will extend the limits of today’s mobile
lifestyle. The new Seagate Wireless Plus now also includes a 10-hour
battery life to match that of most tablets and smart phones. With the
integrated 1TB drive you’ll have all you need to be entertained anywhere
including long road trips or flights – without an Internet connection.
Seagate Wireless Plus mobile device storage, now you really can take it all with you (Photo: Business Wire)
Seagate Wireless Plus mobile device storage is accessed through the
mobile Seagate Media app for Apple iOS, Android and Kindle Fire HD
devices. The Seagate Media app has been developed for all major mobile
devices, including Android, Kindle Fire HD, Apple iOS and will also work
with just about any device that can connect to a Wi-Fi network.
Additionally, you can use Wireless Plus to enjoy video, photos, music
and even documents on the big screen via Apple Airplay, DLNA or an app
designed specifically for Samsung Smart TVs and Blu-ray players.
Seagate created this new category of wireless storage devices in 2011 to
address consumers’ desire to enjoy more content than tablets and
smartphones can hold with their limited storage. A
CES 2013 Best of Innovations Award Winner, the new Seagate Wireless
Plus includes a new option to save content and files to the drive
wirelessly through the new Seagate Media app. For the first time,
consumers will be able to enjoy capturing a great HD video on their
iPhone and then wirelessly uploading it, in full resolution, to Wireless
Plus with its 1TB of storage.
“Smartphones and tablets offer amazing new opportunities for Seagate to
provide new consumer storage solutions in an increasingly mobile world,”
said Scott Horn, vice president of marketing at Seagate. “Seagate
developed the concept of wireless storage to consumers with the freedom
to enjoy their documents, movies, photos and music anywhere in the
world, especially when they can’t connect to the Internet. Seagate
Wireless Plus builds on the success of our first-generation product and
takes it even further.”
The new 1TB wireless drive comes with a removable SuperSpeed USB3.0
adapter for quick loading of photos, video, music and even documents.
Fill it up and go, for true anywhere access of all your favorite
entertainment or much needed work-related files anywhere. Because the
Wireless Plus creates its own Wi-Fi network, there is no need to stream
or download your content from the Internet or to spend money on a data
plan. Everything is with you, where you want it, when you need it with a
secure and wireless connection.
“Less than half of U.S. mobile phone users are highly satisfied with the
storage of their mobile phone, and almost 20% are dissatisfied with
their mobile storage capacity,” said Brett Sappington, Director of
Research at Parks Associates. “As consumption of video on smartphones
and tablets continues to grow, consumers will seek the best ways to get
content to their mobile device without eating up all of the data in
their monthly service plan.”
Pricing and Availability:
Seagate Wireless Plus mobile storage is currently available from Amazon
and BestBuy.com,
for an MSRP of $199.99.
About CES Innovations Awards:
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by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)®, the producer
of the International CES, the world’s largest consumer technology
tradeshow, and have been recognizing achievements in product design and
engineering since 1976.
About Seagate
Seagate is a worldwide leader in storage solutions. Learn more at http://www.seagate.com.
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Seagate Technology LLC or its affiliates in the United States and/or
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property of their respective owners. When referring to drive capacity,
one terabyte, or TB, equals one thousand billion bytes. Your computer’s
operating system may use a different standard of measurement and report
a lower capacity. In addition, some of the listed capacity is used for
formatting and other functions and will not be available for data
storage. Quantitative usage examples for various applications are for
illustrative purposes. Actual quantities will vary based on various
factors, including file size, file format, features, and application
software. Exact battery life subject to product model, normal usage
conditions and configurations. Dispose of batteries properly.
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