Patriot Memory: Gauntlet 320 Portable Wireless HDD ($159)

Patriot Memory LLC launched the Gauntlet 320 portable wireless external hard drive.

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It includes 320GB of onboard storage making it an all-in-one wireless storage solution to enhance and expand the limited storage options of devices like tablets, smart phones, and laptops. Providing the ability to carry, stream, and share a media and data collection, it 320 will cut the cord offering portable storage for on the go entertainment or productivity.

Launching with App support for Android, iOS, and Kindle Fire and offering the ability to connect up to 8 devices and stream to 5 simultaneously, the Gauntlet 320 provides an accessible wireless storage option for streaming music, movies, and pictures to compatible mobile devices.

It is also plug-and-play USB 3.0/USB 2.0 capable for fast wired data transfers to and from desktops and laptops.

Powered by an onboard lithium-ion battery, it offers up to 5.5 hours of continuous streaming and is capable of sharing one internet connection with up to 8 devices.

"The Gauntlet 320 is a natural progression in Patriot Memory’s Gauntlet external storage brand," says Mike Kroll, Patriot Memory’s senior director of Peripherals Product Management. "A truly wireless unit, the Gauntlet 320 supports simultaneous streams to 5 connected devices offering virtually endless options for using and sharing a huge media catalogue with tablets, smartphones, and laptops."

The Gauntlet 320 will be the flagship in Patriot Memory’s Gauntlet portable hard drive and enclosure ecosystem that already includes the wireless Gauntlet Node and USB 3.0 Gauntlet 2 enclosures.

With the Gauntlet 320 consumers can power a home network while also not feeling the compromise of purchasing the lower capacity version of popular Android and iOS based mobile devices.

It is shipping to major North American channels with availability in European channels coming January, 2013.

MSRP: $159.

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