CES started off like it always seems to have, with a flood! Of course there are many new products, software and devices which are amazing and outstanding. One great section that was clearly garnering much attention besides the ultra-thin LCD TV’s, new point and shoots and ebook readers was backup solutions.
If you’re looking for easy onsite backup for the studio or the ability to know how to remotely access your NAS or possibly don’t even know what a NAS is or why you need to access it with a remote than there’s a few solutions for all those troubles announced and even released today at CES!
First up is an NAS (Network Attached Storage) Drive from Dane-Elec. Sporting an easy to use “USB Key” that allows you to connect to your drive even when you’re on the go such as Imaging or WPPI. What makes this drive special is that it’s perfect if you don’t know what a MAC address hex key is or how to properly configure the drive or your network for remote access. Early word is that this usual promise of simplicity really comes with a lot of headaches but that My Ditto actually does what it says and is perfect for you non-network types that don’t want to take have to take a Cisco class before you remotely connect to your hard drive in your hotel. More impressive features include dual bay drives with support for RAID 0 or 1, dual USB ports in case the internal storage isn’t quite enough to satisfy you, compatibility with iTunes and DNLA. My Ditto will run you a premium price of $249 for the 1tb flavor and comes out in March, hopefully some benchmarks to follow in the near future. http://www.my-ditto.com/
Don’t need remote access but want a simple way to backup and access your files while in the studio or at your computer? Rebit has both announced and released the “SaveMe” backup system. Both in software only and a software/hardware combination. At the heart of the system is what Rebit’s calls their “exclusive SmartSave™ Personalization Technology” which adjust how the space is used on a hard drive dynamically based on the size of your backup and the amount of “historical data” but always keeps enough space on the drive to ensure a complete backup.
Rebit says the software works out of the box with no complicated setups and that a drive can be used for both backup and personal storage so you can save files directly to the drive (so long as the SmartSave™ isn’t using it all to backup your system we would guess). The SmartSave™ Technology seems to be one that I will agree with Rebit that many other backup solutions have not completely considered, and allows for the drive to be more useful as well as more balanced saving you from having to do many of the little things other systems require.
Single system software for Rebit will run you $49.95 and multiple computers will cost you $79.95 for the software. Bundle the software with a portable or desktop external drive for between $149.95 (160GB) up to $319.95 (1TB multiple systems). More details and where to buy at their site http://www.rebit.com .
Now having not used either of these products (yet) we would say that if you took the Rebit software and the My Ditto drive you would have a great little backup solution with on the go access to your files. That said these look like two great products we can’t wait to get our hands on!
More from CES to come!
