PhotoFast i-FlashDrive Shifts Files Between Computers and iPhones
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The i-FlashDrive works as a thumb drive for both computers and iPhones
The i-FlashDrive is a curious device, although it looks as if it may be obsoleted by Apple’s upcoming iCloud service. The i-FlashDrive is a dongle with a USB plug on one side, a dock-connector on the other and a chunk of flash memory in between. The idea is that you load it up with files from a computer and then transfer them to your iPhone or iPad.
If you name a folder on the drive “DCIM” and filled it with pictures, you should be able to open them directly into the iOS Photos app, just like with the camera connection kit. But the i-FlashDrive also works with a companion app of the same name. This lets you transfer files to and — crucially — from the iDevice, something that can’t otherwise be done. You can also transfer files between iDevices.
You can also view these files on the device, but it is unclear whether you can then open them in other apps via the standard “open in” method. If so, then this is very cool indeed. If not, it is pretty pointless.
The i-FlashDrive comes in three sizes. 8GB for $82, 16GB for $100 and 32GB for $161. Considering these crazy prices, the fact that the i-FlashDrive app is another $10 seems rather cheeky. The i-FlashDrive app is available now, and the dongles ship in July.
PhotoFast i-FlashDrive [PhotoFast via Oh Gizmo!]
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