First introduced at last year’s Consumer Electronics Show, the folks behind AirStash have returned with some new superpowers for their pocketable wireless flash drive, including media streaming and WebDAV support.
Engadget is reporting that the creators of AirStash are back at CES 2011, and this time they’re showing off how much their little wireless flash drive has grown up in the year since it debuted. If you’re not familiar with AirStash, it’s a $99 SD card reader that can be used as a standard USB storage device with computers, as well as a wireless, read-only file server for any Wi-Fi device -- including the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad.
The AirStash hardware remains the same a year later, but the company is incorporating a number of requests from their users, including an HTML5 web app and a forthcoming native iOS app in order to bring in-app image browsing and media streaming to most every portable device -- including HD video and even Apple’s DRM’ed content on iOS devices.
The cats behind AirStash claim that the device’s 600mAh battery is capable of streaming for “around five hours, regardless of the media type,” although Endgadget didn’t have time to put that to the test with the hustle and bustle of a busy CES. However, they were treated to a glimpse of an SD movie streaming from the AirStash unit to an iPad, both with the HTML5 web app as well as a native iPad app, both of which are promised for later this month.
Finally, AirStash was demonstrated with new WebDAV compatibility, pulling a Keynote file into the iPad via Wi-Fi from the flash drive. WebDAV promises to also allow the ability to make edits to the file and then save it back to the AirStash, which should be a pretty handy option for users on the go.
AirStash can be purchased directly from the company’s website for $99.99; the HTML5 web app and native iOS apps will be free, when available.
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