Kingston expands device support for Wi-Drive

New Hardware Update Adds Web Browser Access Through Any Wi-Fi Enabled Device

• Portability: Wi-Fi enabled and Flash-based storage makes it the perfect external storage companion on the move
• Casual Sharing: Wireless sharing of documents and media files with three users
• Expanded storage: Wi-Drive adds up to 64GB of storage

Fountain Valley, CA — May 8, 2012 — Kingston Digital, Inc., the Flash memory affiliate of Kingston Technology Company, Inc., the independent world leader in memory products, today announced a hardware update enabling browser support for Wi-Drive^®. The update allows multiplatform wireless streaming of data from any Wi-Fi enabled mobile device via a Web browser. The feature will be included in future shipments and all current owners of Wi-Drive can update their own device. This expansion of device support allows a mixture of users’ preferred mobile devices to simultaneously access and share content on the Wi-Drive. With integrated Wi-Fi and four hours of battery life, Kingston^® Wi-Drive offers great pocket-sized portable storage (up to 64GB) and easy file sharing for any Wi-Fi device including Apple iPad^®, iPhone^®, iPod touch^®, Android devices, Kindle Fire and more.

In addition to access via browser, Kingston also offers optimized apps for the Wi-Drive providing additional features for users. Wi-Drive App¹ for Android OS devices is now available.  Due to the variety of Android-based devices, Wi-Drive offers the most versatile experience for users so they can choose between the Web browser and App to access and share their media. In some cases, a third-party player is recommended for video playback within the Wi-Drive app for Android.

Minor enhancements and fixes have also been made to the apps for Kindle Fire and Apple devices.  Current users of these Wi-Drive apps will automatically receive notice of these updates while all new downloads of the apps will be to the new version.  The free Wi-Drive Android App is available on Google Play.  It is also available for Kindle Fire on the Amazon Appstore for Android, and for Apple devices in the App Store^sm.

Details and a download of the Wi-Drive hardware CD update are available here.

A video of the Wi-Drive can be seen here.

Kingston Wi-Drives are backed by a one-year warranty and free technical support. For more information visit www.kingston.com/flash.

¹ Requires use with Kingston Wi-Drive hardware.

Kingston can be found on:

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/kingstontechmemory

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/kingstontechnology

Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/kingstonhq

LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/kingston

Mobile Tech Editor Mario evaluated Kingston’s Wi-Drive for ABT and found it very useful and promising technology

Kingston Wi-Drive: the Future of Wireless Storage?

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