Press Release: New WD® Portable Storage Drive Wirelessly Connects to Smartphones, Tablets, Cameras and More The supporting WD My Cloud mobile app is available for free from the iOS App Store and the Google Play store. The My Passport Wireless drive will be available in late September, priced at $129.99 for 500GB, $179.99 for 1 TB and $219.99 for 2 TB.

If you are working with a team of photographers and editors, up to 8 people can connect to the drive simultaneously to access the content. The drive runs on an internal battery that reportedly provides 6 hours of video streaming and up to 20 hours of standby time and also features FTP functionality to allow wireless-enabled cameras to send photos directly to the drive whilst shooting. For photographers looking to travel light, this could be an excellent way to manage your photos on the road without needing to bring a laptop. To view your images you can either connect the drive to a computer using USB3, or you can connect to it wirelessly using the free WD My Cloud mobile app. When a memory card is inserted into the drive it can be set back up your photos or automatically ingest all images, then wipe the card clean afterwards. The My Passport Wireless might be coming to the market after other wireless options like the LaCie Fuel drive, but it’s the inclusion of the SD card reader that makes this product of particular interest to photographers. Western Digital has launched a new wireless-enabled hard drive that uniquely features a built-in SD card reader.

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