PhotoFast’s i-FlashDrive Brings a Memory Dongle for Your iPad, iPhone

By Roberto | June 5, 2011 | 8 comments

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If you feel that your iPad or iPhone have been lacking memory expansion, PhotoFast’s new i-FlashDrive may be a good solution for you.

Many iOS consumers are looking for ways to manage external and internal files in order to keep their music, photos and movies organized. Apple’s upcoming iCloud service should help you with that, but the i-FlashDrive also offers a way for you to share photos by combining a 30-pin connector through one end and a USB connector on the other.

Earlier this year, we wrote about Seagate’s upcoming GoFlex Satellite, which is a portable hard drive that will allow you to stream music, videos and other content directly to your iOS devices by leveraging a companion app called GoFlex Media. The new hard drive supports 802.11 b/g/n WiFi and it also features a 3.7V battery.

Unlike Seagate’s GoFlex Satellite, the i-FlashDrive does not require a Wi-Fi connection. It is basically a memory dongle that features a 30-pin connector on one side and a USB plug on the other, which makes it easy to carry around.

The i-FlashDrive will be available in several sizes starting with a basic unit of 8GB for $95 and goes all the way up to a 32GB model for $180. PhotoFast will also provide a companion free iOS app, which will allow you to manage your external and internal files (photos, music, videos). In addition, buyers will receive contact backup and native MP3 playback as part of the package.

The i-FlashDrive will launch in late June only in Taiwan. However, it will make its U.S. debut quickly after that.

[Original Story and Image Source: Stone IP]

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Shahnlgh

Would be way more convenient to use if it just plugged into all the iOS apps instead of setting up new ones next to it. Probably iOS 5 and iCloud will make this gadget superfluous…
Shahnlgh

Would be way more convenient to use if it just plugged into all the iOS apps instead of setting up new ones next to it. Probably iOS 5 and iCloud will make this gadget superfluous…

http://twitter.com/pg_roberto PG_Roberto

Yup. As Apple unveiled yesterday, iCloud certainly is a major force in this space now.

Pandora

That looks good but where’s the purchase information?

I tried a google search and all I come up with are dozens of sites similar to padgadget with nearly identical stories. None of them provides a link to anyplace where you can buy this product.
Pandora

That looks good but where’s the purchase information?

I tried a google search and all I come up with are dozens of sites similar to padgadget with nearly identical stories. None of them provides a link to anyplace where you can buy this product.

http://twitter.com/pg_roberto PG_Roberto

There are no purchase links yet for this product. It will launch first in Taiwan, but there are no specific links to it yet.
http://twitter.com/pg_roberto PG_Roberto

There are no purchase links yet for this product. It will launch first in Taiwan, but there are no specific links to it yet.

http://www.facebook.com/people/Michael-Blue-Erdmier/1486481873 Michael Blue Erdmier

This would have been TONS better as a generic microSD card holder with a slot on the side for the cards. That way you’d have all the functionality of this but without having to choose your memory size in advance and then being stuck with one size. This would have saved the manufacturer being stuck with essentially reselling the internal memory (which is always getting cheaper) as well.
Still a great idea!