Cloud FTP Adds Wi-Fi to Any Hard Drive

Cloud FTP is a small box containing two things: A USB port and a Wi-Fi radio. Hook up any hard drive or other USB storage device and it becomes a network-enabled wireless drive. What’s more, if you are away from a Wi-Fi network, the Cloud FTP will make one for you, so you can always […]
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CloudFTP has little to do with the cloud, or FTP

Cloud FTP is a small box containing two things: A USB port and a Wi-Fi radio. Hook up any hard drive or other USB storage device and it becomes a network-enabled wireless drive.

What's more, if you are away from a Wi-Fi network, the Cloud FTP will make one for you, so you can always access the data within (there's also a five-hour li-ion battery inside). It's a neat solution for either traveling with your phone or iPad, or for just making your 500GB movie collection streamable to your tablet or ultrabook back at home.

You can connect up to three devices at a time (more than enough, considering the use cases) and there's even an LCD display on the top telling you the SSID and network address of the Wi-Fi hotspot.

If you already sucked in the Apple Kool Aid then you likely have a Time Capsule or an Airport Extreme base station at home. But the Cloud FTP is both more portable and cheaper than both, coming in at $100. Available for pre-order now, shipping in a month or so.

Cloud FTP [Hypershop. Thanks, Karen!]