Samsung HDD (Seagate) Shipping 1.5TB Wireless HDD

Seagate Technology plc announced that its Samsung HDD business unit is shipping its Samsung Wireless media device for mobile users.

Consumers can carry up to 750 movies, and unprecedented libraries of music and photos everywhere they go. It allows up to five users to connect making this an entertainment hotspot. It is available globally for MSRP of $179.00.

The media device is designed as a portable accessory to consumers’ mobile devices (smart phones and tablets); its design, form-factor and weight make it an ideal companion. It fulfills a variety of multimedia demands and is an accessory for every generation of mobile lifestyle. No internet connection is needed; it streams content wirelessly (via WiFi) to up to five devices.

“Samsung HDD continues to drive innovation of storage solution for enterprise to consumer applications,” said Doug DeHaan, GM, Samsung HDD division. “Smartphones and tablets are more and more becoming the preferred method for consumers to watch video content but these devices have limited storage capacity. Samsung HDD is meeting this burgeoning demand by providing a device with the storage capacity consumers need to supplement their mobile device.“

“Android is the most popular OS for smartphones on the market with 78.1% market share; Samsung leads smartphone vendors with 39.5% market share. The Samsung Wireless gives those consumers a fitting accessory to carry with them. Consumers will now have the luxury of having all of their multimedia content with them everywhere they to go, to enjoy personally and share with family and friends,” said David Klenske, product line director, Samsung HDD.

It is a 1.5TB wireless drive; it holds up to 750 movies, 375k MP3s, 425k photos or a combination of these multimedia or other type files. It supports Android 2.3 or higher, Windows 8/7/Vista/XP SP2, and Mac OS X 10.6 or later. It has up to 7 hours of battery life. It can connect to other wireless networks to provide internet access in addition to local streaming. Up to 5 mobile devices can connect to it at once. It comes with a USB 3.0 port. Also, users can use it to charge their mobile devices.