WD has expanded its portable storage range with the launch of its latest Wi-Fi enabled My Passport Wireless at GITEX Shopper 2104. The My Passport Wireless is an easy storage drive that allows consumers to save, access and share up to 2TB of stored content wirelessly with any smartphone, tablet, computer or other device. For frequent business travelers, families, individuals or creative professional working in the field, My Passport Wireless is a simple way to connect all computing and mobile devices to terabytes of storage without any wires or Internet connection.
“The connectivity enabled by the WD My Passport Wireless introduces a new dimension of convenience to mobile storage space, a segment that continues to see strong growth in the MENA region,” explains Khalid Wani, Sales Director, India, Middle East and Africa for WD. “The addition of Wi-Fi to the My Passport series continues the evolution of our longstanding line of portable storage technology. It resolves a common problem for today’s mobile consumer; too many devices with limited storage and no way to offload their content and free up space on-the-go. Now, consumers will have one drive to easily store content from all their devices and enjoy that content anywhere they go.”
My Passport Wireless broadcasts its own wireless network that allows up to eight devices to connect at the same time and access any content stored on the drive. Available in 500GB, 1TB or 2TB models, users now have the ability to store and access hundreds of hours of movies and music, as well photos and other digital files, from their smartphones and tablets that are typically limited by minimal storage capacity.
The portable wireless drive features Wireless N with MIMO technology for enhanced wireless performance so that users can access and transfer files quickly, as well as stream up to four HD videos simultaneously. The built-in rechargeable battery provides six hours of continuous streaming and up to 20 hours of standby power making the drive a perfect travel companion. Additionally, large amounts of data can be quickly and easily transferred using its high speed USB 3.0 connection.
With My Passport Wireless users have anywhere, anytime access to their favorite digital content by using WD’s award winning My Cloud mobile app for iOS or Android mobile devices. The WD My Cloud mobile app easily connects to My Passport Wireless for simple product setup, and once setup the mobile app provides intuitive navigation, sharing and playback of the drive’s content. WD My Cloud app also helps unify all of a users’ content under a single app and user interface, by allowing access to content on the My Passport Wireless, the WD My Cloud family of personal cloud storage, and on major public cloud services such as Dropbox, SkyDrive and Google Drive from just one app.
In additional to mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets, the portable wireless storage drive is an ideal companion for cameras with its integrated SD card slot. Whether shooting large commercial photography and video production or just taking photos and videos of the family while on vacation, My Passport Wireless will never let you miss a moment because your memory cards are full.
The built-in SD card slot lets users copy their content from the SD card to the My Passport drive to make room for more memorable moments. Additionally, with integrated FTP, the drive connects to compatible wireless cameras so that users can automatically transfer photos from their cameras to the drive as they are taking them. My Passport Wireless will be available across the Middle East from mid-October 2014.
