Iomega iConnect Wireless Data Station

on 01/04/2010, filed in Home > Computers

[CES 2010] Iomega rolls out its latest pocket-friendly NAS device to the masses, known as the iConnect Wireless Data Station. This simple method of introducing your entire USB storage into a network enables you to connect, share and access files anywhere, even over the Internet. Debuting at CES 2010, the iConnect Wireless Data Station does not have any onboard storage (hence the relatively svelte size), although it does enable users to hook up to a router (wired or wireless) in order to share content off four USB devices (hard drives or USB flash drives) automatically. This makes it a snap to share data, as it also works from any networked Windows PC, Mac or Linux workstation. The Iomega iConnect Wireless Data Station will be released worldwide later this January for $99.99, where each purchase comes with a three-year warranty.

CES: CES is the acronym for the (International) Consumer Electronics Show, one of the largest consumer-electronics shows in the world. Although it is held in Las Vegas today, the first CES happened in June 1967 in New York City and Bob Gavin, the CEO of Motorola was the opening keynote speaker for that first edition. Subsequently, CES was held twice a year: the summer edition was in New York, and the winter edition was in Las Vegas, that is, until 1998 when CES became a once-a-year show. CES has been the introduction place for key products and technologies, including: Pong (1975), Nintendo NES (1985), Tetris (1988), Compact Disc (1991), HDTV (1998), Xbox (2001), Blu-Ray (2003), OLED TV (2008). Check our latest CES Coverage

Iomega: Iomega was founded in the year 1980. Based in San Diego, California, Iomega manufactures external, portable, and networking storage hardware. Since its inception, the company claims that it has sold more than 410 million digital storage drives and disks, and shipped more than 14 million terabytes of storage. EMC Corporation acquired the company in 2008 for $213 million, making Iomega the arm to one of the world's largest storage companies.

USB: stands for Universal Serial Bus. USB is a wired connection between two electronic divices. It is also means of connecting a device to a computer so they can communicate and exchange information or data. Presently there are four types of USB connector and they are Type A, Type B, mini-A, mini-B.

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