Corsair Unveils Voyager Air ($220 for 1TB)

Corsair Components, Inc. announced the Voyager Air, the first all-in-one mobile wireless drive, home NAS, USB drive, and wireless hub.

With up to 1TB of capacity, a rechargeable battery, and Wi-Fi, Ethernet, and USB 3.0 connectivity, it enables digital media enthusiasts to consolidate an entire collection of movies, music, or other documents for sharing on their home network or on the go. Media stored may be accessed directly from a PC or Mac, or with a free Corsair app, streamed to Android devices or Apple iPad, iPhone and iPod touch devices. Voyager Air can be connected to a home network for access to media from network-enabled smart TVs, Blu-ray players, game consoles, DVRs, and streaming media boxes. Available in 500GB and 1TB models, Voyager Air provides enough storage to hold up to 800 full-length HD movies or 380,000 MP3 files.

Wireless Mobile Storage
for Media Streaming on the Go
Multiple users can enjoy their stored movies, TV shows, music and photos at the office, on a road trip, or while on vacation. Voyager Air is a self-contained streaming media server with a wireless hub built-in, so it can wirelessly stream digital content to other playback devices directly with no Internet connection required. It provides secure 802.11n/b/g Wi-Fi connections for multiple users at ranges up to 90 feet, and can stream high-definition video to up to five devices at once. The rechargeable lithium-ion battery provides up to seven hours of video streaming between recharges.

Shared Network Storage for the Home
It can also function as a shared home NAS drive by plugging it into a network router via its built-in GbE interface. It can then be accessed by multiple users on any networked Windows, OS X, or Linux system to stream media or for file storage, media consolidation, and backup. Voyager Air comes ready to use in Windows format (NTFS) but Mac users can reformat to HFS+ for Time Machine compatibility. The drive may be partitioned for easier organization of media and user files.

Portable USB 3.0 Drive, Up to 2x Faster
Voyager Air also functions as an USB 3.0 drive enabling users to copy a two-hour HD movie in under 30 seconds or 1000 iPhone photos in under 45 seconds. It’s compatible with USB 2.0 connections.

Mobile Wireless Hub for Sharing Internet Access
By connecting Voyager Air to a wifi hotspot and enabling wireless passthrough, users can use it as a wireless hub to share Internet access.

Voyager Air will be available beginning early February from worldwide network of resellers and distributors.

They will be available in 500GB and 1TB capacities with each being available in glossy red and soft-touch grey.

Suggested retail pricing is $179.99 for 500GB model and $219.99 for 1TB model.