[wsfii-discuss] wifi hard disk

Tue Oct 7 16:39:40 UTC 2008

Hi

For quite some time i drooled about having a wifi hard disk and what
possibilities it lent it self too, so having the time ran a search and am
posting this result

http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/13/live-from-cebit-the-widrive-wifi-drive-enclosure/

the reviewer points out that "I am doubting that past the cool factor
whether it would actually be useful for something. But, I guess anything
that gets rid of wires is good."

but to me this seems to have many possibilities (and questions) for one if
this device ends up having its own i address means that it could be used
more interactively. Would not a device that appears in the browser with an
index have possibilities - where one cannot afford to have a more expensive
server / computer.

Also another question - how hard would a DIY device like this be and is
there a way that such a device could be placed alongside a wifi router and
powered over ethernet or by whatever the wifi device is powered by.

And the few uses i can think of
1. Bak up
2. Localised content that can be accessed by say an html index . thus
avoiding a server

any comments
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