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This sleek private cloud storage device was designed as a secure means of storing your data safely!

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EtsMe is a private, electronic storage tool that transports the Cloud from the virtual ether right onto our computer desks.

Everything we might need for our digital day-to-day can be found in the cloud–those virtual hubs that store all of our digitized assets, from family photos to legal documents. Virtual by design, cloud storage systems remain within the online scope of our world, requiring only login credentials for function. One designer decided to conceptualize a physical product to represent the Cloud.

Reinterpreting cloud storage systems through a physical lens, InDare Innovation has created EtsMe, a personal and private cloud storage tool designed for the transparent age of the internet.

Accessible via smartphones, EtsMe remains in the virtual cloud realm, but its physical counterpart gives it an approachable edge that most cloud storage tools lack. Inspired by the sleek and minimalist design of contemporary internet accessories, EtsMe maintains a stainless, unadorned look with a sleek, geometric frame.

The overall look of EtsMe gives it an appearance similar to Apple concepts, making the accessory that much more consumer-friendly and versatile. InDare designed EtsMe to be reliable, quiet, and easy to set up, requiring little to no assembly prior to operation.

Additionally, a private connection is ensured through smartphone connectivity. Shaped by a sinuous covering, EtsMe plays with light and shadows to emanate different moods throughout the workday, while also evoking the product’s main privacy function.

Explaining the choice to give EtsMe a lighted, curved exterior, the team at InDare Innovation explains, “ The light escaped from the eaves of the product’s appearance responds to the needs of building a secured, private, personal powerful shelter in the transparent internet age.”

Designer: InDare Innovation

InDare looked to other modern computer appliances to achieve the sleek, minimalist look of EtsMe.

Packaged in nondescript, white boxes, EtsMe has an aesthetic akin to Apple.

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This sleek iPad USB-C hub features six different media ports + a shortcut key for uninterrupted workflow!

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HyperDrive is the world’s first-ever form-fitting USB-C hub with six different media ports and a media shortcut key.

USB-C media ports are designed to get the sh*t done that our computers can’t. Whether you use them for media storage, to transfer files, adapt to external hardware, or all of the above–media ports can do it all. They can do so much, we sometimes forget their limitations. While most USB-C drives on the market host around four media ports, a new USB-C drive from Hyper called HyperDrive features six media ports in addition to a media shortcut key. In a few words, for HyperDrive, the limit does not exist.

Compact enough to fit in your palm, HyperDrive is small but mighty. Equipped with a 4K60Hz HDMI port, USB-C 5Gbps 60W Power Delivery port, MicroSD UHS-I port, SD UHS-I port, USB-A 5Gbps port, and a 3.5mm Audio Jack, HyperDrive can handle any of your cables at any time. While you’re all plugged in and working, the built-in shortcut key allows you to “play, pause, fast-forward or rewind your favorite songs, videos, or podcasts without interrupting your workflow.”

Included in all of this are crystal clear video and content displays thanks to HyperDrive’s 4K60Hz HDMI port that allows for double the normal refresh rate. Then, when you’d like to transfer files from one device to HyperDrive, or vice versa, its UHS-I to MicroSD/SD slots makes the process lightning fast, moving as quickly as 104MB/s. HyperDrive also grips tightly to your external device with a Magnetic Grip that links HyperDrive with the side of your USB-C iPad Pro, Air, or mini.

Designer: Hyper

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Magnetic grips allow HyperDrive to securely attach to any external device. 

With its media shortcut key, HyperDrive allows you to work and listen to music without interruption.

With its 4K 60Hz HDMI connection port, HyperDrive transfers images and video files with the same quality they came with.

Ask Engadget: What’s the best way to store my media collection?

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We know you've got questions, and if you're brave enough to ask the world for answers, then here's the outlet to do so. This week's Ask Engadget inquiry is from Michael, who is suffering from a storage crunch. If you're looking to ask one of your own, drop us a line at ask [at] engadget [dawt] com.

"I'm a bargain-basement kinda guy, and I've picked up lots of DVDs cheaply during the sale season(s). I was planning to rip my collection with Handbrake so I could watch them on my iPad, but my 1TB HDD is already close to being maxed out! Is there a better solution out there than just buying a 2TB HDD now, waiting a year and buying a 3TB HDD when the prices come down? Is there a cheap RAID-style system that plays nicely with my iTunes? Please help!"

  • You can pick up a standalone 3TB external HDD for between $150 and $200,
  • Or you could take the leap and set up an iTunes home server, perhaps using the cheapest Synology DiskStation, which is $200 plus the cost of the drives. That way you can get a 4TB iTunes server for just under $400.
  • You could also snag a Drobo that'll give you the same storage options with significantly increased expandability, up to 16TB in the future.

That said, perhaps our friendly readers know a way to tame this man's ever growing media collection, so if you've already set up your own system, why not share your knowledge in the comments below?

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