Network Media Player With Storage

Verbatim MediaShare Mini Home Network Storage 97329 (Silver). Media Sharing Station

Size: Mini Brand: Verbatim Model: 97329 Number of items: 1 Dimensions: 3.50" h x 6.36" w x 6.36" l, Connect up to 4 drives and easily access them from any computer on your network or remotely via the internet Remotely upload, download and manage files; view photos, play music and watch videos via the internet Access files from your iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad, Blackberry, Android, Palm Pre or other smart mobile device Upload your photos directly to Facebook, Flickr* and more (*premium subscription required) Stream music & photos through Sony Playstation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360 or other DLNA compliant digital media adaptors

Connect Connect up to 4 USB storage drives and immediately access all of the files on your network. Manage, view or play content on any computer on your home network or outside the home using any computer with internet access. Share Unlimited File Sharing: Share your files with friends, family, co-workers using file albums. Social Network Sharing: Upload your photos directly to Facebook and other Social Media sites. Photo Albums: Create and share access to photo albums using email links sent automatically by MediaShare. Access & Manage Anywhere Computer Access: Upload and download files from any location inside or outside the home. Anytime Mobile Access:Access your files through an iPhone, iPad or other mobile devices. View Microsoft Office files, read PDF documents, enjoy photos or play music remotely all with ease. Premium subscription not required. Stream Digital Media Players: Stream your files to any DLNA / uPnP device such as PS3, Xbox360 or other similar digital media players. iTunes™ & Sonos™ :Enjoy playing your music directly to iTunes clients or Sonos™ wireless audio systems from any USB drive connected to MediaShare Mini. Media Player: Use the included media player capabilities of MediaShare to view photos or play music and videos on your computer whether you are at home or in a café. Additional Features MediaShare Application Manage all of your content with ease using MediaShare’s innovative and easy to use management tool. Access locally or remotely through any computer web browser. Network Printing Connect a USB printer and enable network printing on a home network. (Scan, Fax, Copy or any additional non-printing functionality is not supported). Save & Protect Network Backup: Use network backup software solutions such as Windows Backup to save files directly to drives connected to MediaShare Mini. Hardware High Speed Processor: High Speed, High Performance processor for better video streaming and improved data transfer. Design: Compact, sleek aluminum enclosure that fits in the palm of your hand. 4 x USB Ports: Connect up to 4 USB storage devices or USB printer to make network accessible.

Most helpful customer reviews 47 of 50 people found the following review helpful. Exactly what I needed! Using it to store/stream videos By J. Haggard To start out I am a System Administrator, technology is what I do while at work and when I get home I want something that's going to be easy to use and that works. I've had the Verbatim MediaShare 1tb home network storage server up and running for only a couple days but so far I am very happy with it. I have used the media server in 3 different roles so far as I try to figure out exactly the right role for this device in my home. I started out using it as a share point to store files I needed to get access to everywhere. On the side of being a Sys Admin I also fix computers on the side so it's great having all my files in one location so when I am at a clients house I can connect to the drive and retrieve any files I am needing to fix their computer. The Storage server worked great in this area and it felt very secure, however I seemed to have better performance using my current web storage service I subscribe to so for me this wasn't the optimal role as most my files are very large This did work great with smaller files like word documents and spreadsheets. Next I tried using the media network storage server as an Apple Time Machine backup drive. Previously I was using a local USB drive; the thought of a network storage device was appealing. It didn't take much to get apple to see the device and prep it to be used as a time machine backup drive, very simple setup. And the response time was pretty snappy when browsing the time machine backup. Granted, i only had a few hours of backups on the drive and I am curious as the backups go from hours to months if the drive will still be as quick, but so far I am impressed. But since I already had an exteranl drive I was using this didn't seem like the optimal fit. The last thing I tried is what I think this box will truly be in my house A media server to share videos. On initial tests I ripped a few DVD's and put the video files on the media server and did a few tests. First I tried streaming to an Xbox 360 on my network and it had some issues initially connecting however once the connection was established it performed better then I expected. Next I tried to stream to a PC on my network, that to worked perfectly. The third test was the real external test. I fired up my laptop, jumped on my verizon wireless aircard and attempted to stream a movie, at first I wasn't sure if it was working as designed as the video appeared to buffer for a very long time, however I also noticed I had issues connecting to websites so I disconnected from verizon and reconnected and attempted the stream again, this time it started playing very quickly, I believe this was an issue with the verizon network and not so much the media share server. overall I am very pleased with this storage server With my different tests I was able to see how it would work best for me and I think I'm going to use this primarily as a Video streaming server and free up a lot of room on my other computers. This drive operated very quietly and over the last few days hasn't heated up to the touch as much as I thought it would. I am happy with this and would recommend it for anyone looking for a network storage server. This is a very universal product and for me has plenty of ways to utilize it. I will mention, performance of your network will determine the quality of the server, time it takes to move file etc. For external access you really need a high speed broadband internet connection. If your connection is slow or unreliable your performance of accessing files externally will be significantly impacted. ***********UPDATED 7/15/2010************* FYI, I just found out that there IS a iphone app to allow you to access your media content on your iphone and ipad! Simply go to the apple app store and download HipServ Now it's not the best app, but it is the official app for.