Seagate debuts home network storage system

CALIFORNIA, USA: Seagate unveiled new GoFlex family of hard drives, the GoFlex Home network storage system.

The company claims that the device when connected to a wireless router, can centrally store, access and back-up files wirelessly from both Windows and Mac OS X operating systems on the home network.

The new centralized storage system is also compatible with Apple Time Machine.

Users can wirelessly stream photos, movies and music to networks connected DLNA devices, such as game consoles or a GoFlex TV HD media player.

The system is available in 1TB and 2TB capacities. It also supports additional drives to its USB port. Moreover, th same USB port can be used to wirelessly share a USB printer with computers on the network.

"With broadband and home networks reaching higher levels of penetration and operating at higher speeds, consumers are increasingly downloading and streaming content into their home and wanting to access that content from anywhere," said Darcy Clarkson, vice president, Retail Sales and Marketing, Seagate.

The GoFlex Home system also offers a premium service option - the Seagate Share Pro remote access service - that allows families to access content stored on the drive from mobile devices such as an iPhone, iPad or BlackBerry, integrate photos or files with Facebook and Flickr, and updations with the latest shared files using Integrated RSS (Really Simple Syndication) notifications.