The $99 AirStash, announced today, is a wireless flash drive that streams media from your pocket. The company says it works like a USB flash drive. Your SD card media files can be inserted into the device. It will automatically stream your files to a local laptop or tablet via WiFi.
It doesn’t require a WiFi access point or connect to the internet. Instead, it allows you to share your media files through a web browser. No software or app installation is required. Files can be transferred to the device using USB, or you can just insert an SD card. Just move the photos, audio files or video clips to an SD card and insert it into the AirStash.
AirStash claims it is the first hardware device that leverages Apple’s implementation of the upcoming HTML5 standard to provide a rich interface that allows iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch users to view, organize, and stream media without installing anything from the app store.
Any document, photo, audio, or video format supported by Apple’s iPhone OS can be viewed or streamed with one tap after connecting to the AirStash wireless network. Users can choose to enable WPA2 encryption to protect their data, or create an open network for easy sharing.
A single 16GB card can hold 20 hours of video. Digital camera users can view and easily share pictures with friends and family by inserting their camera’s card into AirStash. Handy for sharing media in the car, too.
Make every venue (or transit agency) a multi-lingual tourist destination. Might work for convention centers, museums, parks and zoos, too.
