{"id":29597,"date":"2012-05-08T23:29:58","date_gmt":"2012-05-08T22:29:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/?p=29597"},"modified":"2012-05-08T23:29:58","modified_gmt":"2012-05-08T22:29:58","slug":"kingston-expands-device-support-for-wi-drive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/kingston-expands-device-support-for-wi-drive\/","title":{"rendered":"Kingston expands device support for Wi-Drive"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\/\/ <![CDATA[\n                                                         google_ad_client = \"pub-7021221536180758\"; \/* 468x60, created 11\/11\/09 *\/ google_ad_slot = \"1949837292\"; google_ad_width = 468; google_ad_height = 60;\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong><em>New Hardware Update Adds Web Browser Access Through Any Wi-Fi Enabled Device<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Portability: Wi-Fi enabled and Flash-based storage <\/em><em>makes it the perfect external storage companion on the move<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Casual Sharing: <\/em><em>Wireless sharing of documents and media files<\/em><em> with three users<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Expanded storage: Wi-Drive adds up to 64GB of storage<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Fountain Valley, CA &#8212; May 8, 2012 &#8212;<\/em><\/strong><strong><em> <\/em><\/strong>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<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>. 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\u2019 preferred mobile devices to simultaneously access and share content on the Wi-Drive. With integrated Wi-Fi and four hours of battery life, Kingston<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> Wi-Drive offers great pocket-sized portable storage (up to 64GB) and easy file sharing for any Wi-Fi device including Apple iPad<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>, iPhone<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>, iPod touch<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>, Android devices, Kindle Fire and more.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to access via browser, Kingston also offers optimized apps for the Wi-Drive providing additional features for users. Wi-Drive App<sup>1<\/sup> for Android OS devices is now available.\u00a0 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.<\/p>\n<p>Minor enhancements and fixes have also been made to the apps for Kindle Fire and Apple devices.\u00a0 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.\u00a0 The free Wi-Drive Android App is available on <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\" onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'outbound-article', 'https:\/\/play.google.com\/store', 'Google Play']);\" target=\"_blank\">Google Play<\/a>.\u00a0 It is also available for Kindle Fire on the Amazon Appstore for Android, and for Apple devices in the App Store<sup>sm<\/sup>.<\/p>\n<p>Details and a download of the Wi-Drive hardware CD update are available <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kingston.com\/support\/wi-drive\" onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/www.kingston.com\/support\/wi-drive', 'here']);\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A video of the Wi-Drive can be seen <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=CuXNcFJ1nME&amp;list=UULlmpSSdRdFbd_p9oNPcGfA&amp;feature=plcp\" onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=CuXNcFJ1nME&amp;list=UULlmpSSdRdFbd_p9oNPcGfA&amp;feature=plcp', 'here']);\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Kingston Wi-Drives are backed by a one-year warranty and free technical support. For more information visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kingston.com\/flash\" onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/www.kingston.com\/flash', 'www.kingston.com\/flash']);\" target=\"_blank\">www.kingston.com\/flash<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><sup>1 <\/sup>Requires use with Kingston Wi-Drive hardware.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kingston<\/strong><strong> can be found on<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>YouTube: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/kingstontechmemory\" onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/kingstontechmemory', 'http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/kingstontechmemory']);\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/<wbr>kingstontechmemory<\/wbr><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Facebook: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/kingstontechnology\" onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/kingstontechnology', 'http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/kingstontechnology']);\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/<wbr>kingstontechnology<\/wbr><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Twitter: <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/#%21\/kingstonhq\" onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/twitter.com\/#%21\/kingstonhq', 'http:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/kingstonhq']);\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/<wbr>kingstonhq<\/wbr><\/a><\/p>\n<p>LinkedIn: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/kingston\" onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/kingston', 'http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/kingston']);\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/<wbr>company\/kingston<\/wbr><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Mobile Tech Editor Mario\u00a0evaluated Kingston&#8217;s Wi-Drive\u00a0for\u00a0ABT\u00a0and found it very useful and promising technology<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/?p=28605\">Kingston Wi-Drive: the Future of Wireless Storage?<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>We will follow up on this update for our readers.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Please join us in our <a href=\"http:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/abt\/index.php\" target=\"_blank\">Forums<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Become a Fan on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/AlienBabelTech\/123268467142\" onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/AlienBabelTech\/123268467142', 'Facebook']);\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Follow us on <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/alienbabeltech\" onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/twitter.com\/alienbabeltech', 'Twitter']);\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For the latest updates from ABT, please <a href=\"http:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/?feed=rss2\" target=\"_blank\">join our RSS News Feed<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Join our Distributed Computing teams<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Folding@Home &#8211; 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