Iomega Home Media Network Hard Drive [Backup & Media Streaming Network HDD]

Iomega have taken the wraps off their new Home Media Network Hard Drive which, according to Iomega, serves as setting ‘a new standard in easy-to-use network storage for the digital home’ in offering up to 1TB of network storage capacity allowing for both the backing up of files as well as the streaming of music, videos and photos across a network to multiple computers, networked TVs and other home entertainment systems.

‘Iomega’s new Home Media Network Hard Drive is a powerful network storage device that’s so straightforward that even a novice can be backing up multiple computers and streaming media around their home in less than five minutes,’ said Jonathan Huberman, president of Iomega and the Consumer and Small Business Products Division of EMC.  ‘The Home Media Network Drive does the serious work of backing up and protecting digital files, but it also does the fun things like streaming photos and videos to game consoles, digital picture frames and networked TVs, as well as automatically feeding music into iTunes for easy playback – all for little more than the cost of a USB direct-attached desktop hard drive with comparable storage capacity.’

The Iomega Home Media Network Hard Drive comes with both gigabit Ethernet and USB connectivity and is supplied with Iomega’s Lifeline software (allowing for ease of backup as well as media streaming) and will be made available in two versions offering 500GB and 1TB of capacity respectively.

Iomega Home Media Network Hard Drive Key Features:

• Simple to use—Three step set-up - simply plug into your router, power on, and install the software CD. Friendly web screens for easy management.
• Sharing—Access files from any networked Windows PC or Apple computer for easy file sharing.
• High Performance—Gigabit Ethernet connectivity combined with a high performance processor.
• UPnP AV Media Server—Compatible with DLNA certified media players, able to stream photos, audio content and videos to a variety of media devices like game consoles, audio bridges, DMAs (digital media adapters), picture frames and more.
• iTunes Server—Store your audio content in one central location and share it across your iTunes players.
• Network File Protocols Supported—CIFS/SMB (Microsoft), AFP (Apple), HTTP 1.1
• Expandability—Add storage capacity by connecting external USB Hard Disk Drives. Supports FAT32 and NTFS formatted hard drives.
• Network Discovery—Automatic network discovery by Apple Bonjour and Microsoft Windows Rally devices.
• Data Protection—Touch-free professional-level backup for all your critical data with EMC Retrospect HD backup software. Effortlessly back up files on a pre-set schedule.
• Print Server—Intelligent network print sharing capability for one USB printer directly attached to the HomeMedia drive

The Iomega Home Media Network Hard Drive is set to begin shipping as of February will the 500GB and 1TB capacity models due to retail for just shy of $160 and $300 respectively.

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