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    Second Generation Pogoplug Lets You Share Multiple USB Drives Over the Internet

    Pogoplug Review: Share Any USB Disk Over the Net (Even to iPhone)

    PogoPlug Turns Any Hard Drive Into a Network Share For $79
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    Image of weatherman weatherman
    11/20/09

    In reply to Second Generation Pogoplug Lets You Share Multiple USB Drives Over the Internet
    I really want to like this, but;

    a) it is magenta
    2) I never trust any device that relies on a service for which there is no charge. That just seems destined to become useless (or substantially less useful) when this company goes out of business.
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    Image of ChaosCon ChaosCon
    11/20/09

    @weatherman: It says the 'plug comes with built-in SSH. Perhaps, then, SSH+SCP will work if/when the company goes kaput. Hopefully? Please? :D
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    Image of weatherman weatherman
    11/20/09

    @ChaosCon: if it were, perhaps I could get over the magenta... no, still probably not.

    #tips
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    11/20/09

    @weatherman: I'm with you. The color alone would keep me away.
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    Image of Calzo Calzo
    11/20/09

    In reply to Second Generation Pogoplug Lets You Share Multiple USB Drives Over the Internet
    I could use this for my por... pictures.

    Rosa go to sleep.
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    Image of Rosa Golijan Rosa Golijan
    11/20/09

    @Calzo: I've slept, thank you.
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    Image of Calzo Calzo
    11/20/09

    @Rosa Golijan: It's too early for you to be posting stuff. I usually go to sleep right about now and don't want to miss out on the fun.
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    Image of Rosa Golijan Rosa Golijan
    11/20/09

    @Calzo: You can always stalk out my posts right here. So don't let me keep you from sleeping.
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    11/20/09

    In reply to Second Generation Pogoplug Lets You Share Multiple USB Drives Over the Internet
    So this is basically a NAS with no native storage and a free web service to access your files? Sounds pretty good although it isn't very aesthetically pleasing especially if you were to have four external USB drives hooked up to it.
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    Image of Rosa Golijan Rosa Golijan
    11/20/09

    @PurpleMonkeyDishwasher:: At least the unit itself is more pleasant to look at than the original (assuming you don't mind pink).
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    Image of oyanobaka oyanobaka
    11/20/09

    @Rosa Golijan: It's only in pink? I assumed pink was just one of the colors it came in.
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    Image of Rosa Golijan Rosa Golijan
    11/20/09

    @oyanobaka: I only see a pink option.

    Someone correct me if I somehow missed others, please.
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    Image of hblatt hblatt
    04/06/09

    In reply to Pogoplug Review: Share Any USB Disk Over the Net (Even to iPhone)
    So... How is this better than buying a WiFi router that has a USB port for sharing a drive? You can buy a DLINK DIR-628 for about $69... and it does more.
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    Image of ScottRose ScottRose
    04/06/09

    @hblatt: Yes, but this device will take up 3 entire outlets on your power strip!! THREE!!
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    04/06/09

    In reply to Pogoplug Review: Share Any USB Disk Over the Net (Even to iPhone)
    The "Net?" Really? Is this 1998?
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    Image of Jason Chen Jason Chen
    04/06/09

    @hotbutteredtoast: If Sandra Bullock comes to my house right now, even if she is 45 or so and not quite as hot as before, then yes. Yes it is.
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    04/06/09

    @Jason Chen: If she came over in a DeLorean straight from the set of Speed, then even better.


    (She is annoying though).

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    Image of General Halfshaftery General Halfshaftery
    04/06/09

    In reply to Pogoplug Review: Share Any USB Disk Over the Net (Even to iPhone)
    What was the price before it was hiked to $100?
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    04/06/09

    @General Halfshaftery: $80
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    04/06/09

    In reply to Pogoplug Review: Share Any USB Disk Over the Net (Even to iPhone)
    Will it store a copy of Crysis?


    Ehh.


    What I meant to say was that this amuses me; right after the conficker scare, there is this device that "lets you put any hard drive on the internet easily". Yes, let's do exactly that, because I'm sure this thing is securamundo.


    (I do realize that it proooobably doesn't run Windows, and hence isn't susceptible to conficker. But my security point remains).


    Also, is it a power brick in of itself, or does it just play one on TV?

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    Image of Adam Fox Adam Fox
    04/06/09

    In reply to Pogoplug Review: Share Any USB Disk Over the Net (Even to iPhone)
    So, with the software installed would this enable me to sync my iPhone with iTunes on home computer remotely?
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    Image of MrBlahBlah MrBlahBlah
    04/06/09

    @Adam Fox: doubtful. you can just stream media from your external
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    Image of weatherman weatherman
    04/06/09

    In reply to Pogoplug Review: Share Any USB Disk Over the Net (Even to iPhone)

    "The only downside is that you better hope Pogoplug remains in business, or your $100 file-sharing gadget just turned into a $100 projectile."

    And that's the reason I would never buy it. Anything that relies on service to operate, but is not billed as a service is doomed to failure. That's true no matter what company is behind it, but it's doubly true for startups.


    There are other USB NASs out there from Linksys, Addonics and others that don't rely on a service to continue operation. They might not have iPhone integration or some of the other features, but knowing that they'll continue to operate for more than a year makes that sacrifice worth it.

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    Image of Brett Benedict Brett Benedict
    04/06/09

    @weatherman: Everything fails on a long enough time line. I could give you examples of service-based products that have yet to fail, but you have the internet, too.
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    Image of Xeno Xeno
    04/06/09

    @Brett Benedict: Not pet Rocks! They keep on doing the pet rock thing forever.
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    Image of weatherman weatherman
    04/06/09

    @Brett Benedict: sure, things break, but I'm sure you're smart enough to tell that there's a difference between things breaking or becoming obsolete and things actually being rendered completely useless because the manufacturer decided to pull support or went under.
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    04/06/09

    @Xeno has nothing useful to contribute: until one of the eyes fall off and you realize it's not really a pet at all, just a rock.
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    Image of Homerjay is utterly alone. Homerjay is utterly alone.
    04/06/09

    In reply to Pogoplug Review: Share Any USB Disk Over the Net (Even to iPhone)
    So going by the picture, this appears to be some sort of Wii accessory?


    /sarcasm

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    Image of strider_mt2k strider_mt2k
    04/06/09

    In reply to Pogoplug Review: Share Any USB Disk Over the Net (Even to iPhone)
    Man that's a cool piece. -probably TOO cool.


    I wonder what part will step on what company's toes to have it pulled from the market or gimped to a shadow of it's former self?

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