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TagsThe marketing is annoying but the device has a few interesting gimmicks, if your the type of person that likes to transfer files at the flick of a wrist. The world's first wireless hard drive from Leyio could just be a solution in search of a problem.
The Leyio UWB (Ultra-Wideband) storage device uses a new(-ish) technology to transfer files over the airwaves much more faster than Bluetooth or even common-or-garden wireless networks. It can transfer data at a whopping 10Mbps, four times faster than Wi-Fi and 100 times quicker than Bluetooth. The downside is that at present, most of the other people you can transfer files to are other Leyio users.
That said, it comes with 16GB of storage space. How do you fill this storage up, we hear you ask. Well for a start, you can have another Leyio user flick data over to you (courtesy of an accelerometer). Of course, other Leyio users are thin on the ground at the time of writing, so you would transfer stuff from your PC onto the device.
How would I do that I haven't got UWB on my laptop and mobile phone? Ah, there's the rub. Not many lappies sport this data transfer technology (same was true for Bluetooth many moons ago) so you have to rely on the device's detachable 2GB USB flash drive to transfer stuff over from the PC to the Leyio. You can also plug in other USB drives into the device's port if you so wish.
It also comes with a fingerprint scanner for extra security and the integrated USB drive wipes any data on the stick for extra safety.
At present the lack of other devices feature UWB rather stymies the device's appeal. Add to that the lack of extra functionality of the device (i.e. no audio player as there is no 3.5mm headphone jack and a screen too small to watch videos on) and it is sadly a one-trick pony. While UWB may have a future in front of it, it is hard to see where this device is going, especially when you can get a normal 16GB USB stick for far less money.
