PogoPlug has released an update for its innovative, eponymous device which aims to get your external storage hooked up to the Web - the PogoPlug Pro.
Building on the original PogoPlug, the new Pro edition does everything its predecessor does and more, except in a far more staid black casing that should find a few more fans than the original vibrant pink version.
For those not familiar with the PogoPlug family, it's a device that allows you to connect an external storage device via USB 2.0 and gain access to it over the network as a shared drive or via the Internet thanks to an integrated web server.
As well as the gigabit Ethernet connection, the PogoPlug Pro brings something new to the table: integrated 802.11b/g/n wireless connectivity, making it easier to hide your external drive somewhere out of the way - at the possible expense of throughput on your local network.
As well as support for most browsers, PogoPlug has made apps available for the iPhone, Android, BlackBerry, Palm, and even a shiny new iPad version, to make grabbing your files on the go significantly easier.
With the PogoPlug Pro being a pre-built 'black box' device - quite literally - it doesn't have the power and flexibility of a 'plugtop' computer like Marvell's SheevaPlug, but for a single-purpose gadget it's pretty neat.
UK pricing for the PogoPlug Pro hasn't been confirmed, but the company is currently selling them in the US via Best Buy for $99, which could translate to around £62 when it hits our shores.
Do you think that the PogoPlug Pro looks like a good choice for rolling your own Internet-connected storage, or would people be better off investing in a proper NAS - or even building their own with something like FreeNAS? Share your thoughts over in the forums.
Building on the original PogoPlug, the new Pro edition does everything its predecessor does and more, except in a far more staid black casing that should find a few more fans than the original vibrant pink version.
For those not familiar with the PogoPlug family, it's a device that allows you to connect an external storage device via USB 2.0 and gain access to it over the network as a shared drive or via the Internet thanks to an integrated web server.
As well as the gigabit Ethernet connection, the PogoPlug Pro brings something new to the table: integrated 802.11b/g/n wireless connectivity, making it easier to hide your external drive somewhere out of the way - at the possible expense of throughput on your local network.
As well as support for most browsers, PogoPlug has made apps available for the iPhone, Android, BlackBerry, Palm, and even a shiny new iPad version, to make grabbing your files on the go significantly easier.
With the PogoPlug Pro being a pre-built 'black box' device - quite literally - it doesn't have the power and flexibility of a 'plugtop' computer like Marvell's SheevaPlug, but for a single-purpose gadget it's pretty neat.
UK pricing for the PogoPlug Pro hasn't been confirmed, but the company is currently selling them in the US via Best Buy for $99, which could translate to around £62 when it hits our shores.
Do you think that the PogoPlug Pro looks like a good choice for rolling your own Internet-connected storage, or would people be better off investing in a proper NAS - or even building their own with something like FreeNAS? Share your thoughts over in the forums.
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