CES: Western Digital Consumer Storage Systems Solutions

At CES 2018, Western Digital Corp. unveiled consumer solutions that addresspersonal content explosion, including voice-activated media streaming via ‘Smart Home’ devices, a 1TB USB flash drive and a portfolio of mobile, performance, wireless and high-capacity flash storage products.

My CloudHome NAS systems

These products will be sold under the SanDisk and WD brands.

Smartphones, drones, action cameras and virtual reality (VR) goggles are capturing and creating rich content that users want to access and share with friends and followers alike. Innovations in multi-lens cameras, 8K video, 5G wireless, VR, augmented reality (AR) and video streaming are enabling more immersive experiences. As a result, consumers are looking for ways to capture, preserve, access and share their personal content as it becomes richer and more robust.

“Our lives are increasingly connected to and enriched by pictures, videos, music and ideas,” said Dinesh Bahal, VP, product management, client solutions, Western Digital. “From the parent filming a school recital on their smartphone to the drone enthusiast or pro photographer, our range of consumer solutions are designed to help everyone preser, access and share their digital world.“

At CES 2018, WDC showcased solutions for consumers, including:

• Voice-activated media streaming features via Smart Home devices. The My CloudHome device empowers people to capture, preserve and organize all of their content in one central place. In a Smart Home environment, the My Cloud Home device works with devices that support Amazon Alexa services so people can access their stored music collection via voice commands. The My Cloud Home app also works with Google Chromecast technology to allow people to stream their home videos, TV shows and movies on the big screen using Chromecast-enabled Smart TVs.

256GB SanDisk Ultra Fit USB 3.1 flash drive

• Continuing its legacy of technology milestones, the company offers a preview of the future of flash storage, demonstrating a small 1TB ^(*) USB device, an USB Type-C flash solution capable of preserving a amount of content in one tiny form factor; and a 256GB ^(*) USB flash drive. The 256GB SanDisk Ultra Fit USB 3.1 flash drive, a low-profile USB drive for people who want to add more photos, videos, games and audio files to their notebooks, tablets, TVs, gaming consoles and car audio systems. With 256GB, people have the flexibility to keep more content at their fingertips – approximately, 14,000 photos, ten hours of full HD video and 16,000 songs, with 64GB still available for files. ^(**)

My Passport Wireless SSD

• For photographers and drone enthusiasts who require durable and fast media capture solutions, the firm is releasing two portable SSDs. The My Passport Wireless SSD, which features one-touch card copy to enable editing and sharing of content out in the field, as well as a capability to directly access the device within third-party mobile creative apps, like FiLMiC Pro and LumaFusion. While the new, superfast SanDisk Extreme Portable SSD is for saving and editing hi-res photos and videos on-the-go.

SanDisk Extreme Portable SSD

^(†) Smart Home app and account registration may be required. Smart Home device compatibility may be changed, terminated or interrupted at any time and may vary by country.
^(*) 1GB = 1,000,000,000 bytes. 1TB = 1,000,000,000,000 bytes. Actual user storage less.
^(**) Results will vary based on file size, resolution, compression, bit rate, content, host device, pre-loaded files and other factors.