Seagate's D.A.V.E. - Digital Audio Video Experience Technology

Seagate Technology has introduced D.A.V.E., or the Digital Audio Video Experience device and technology at the DEMO 07 Conference. DAVE technology is designed to store, play and share digital files on mobile phones, PCs, and other wireless-enabled devices, and also delivers 10-20 GB of wireless storage using Bluetooth, or WiFi connections. The DAVE mobile platform device is about the size of a centimeter-thick credit card, and can be used anywhere up to 30 feet (9.1 meters) from your mobile phone.
Seagate claims that products based on the DAVE storage platform will enable consumers to store all of their digital mobile media including audio and video, on one device for access when, where, and how they want, and for sharing with others.

"Mobile telephony is undergoing a multimedia revolution, and the DAVE mobile content platform will provide even more fuel for the growth of new music and video services over mobile networks," said Patrick King, senior vice president and general manager of Seagate's consumer electronics business unit. "Products using DAVE technology will enable digital content, whether for business or entertainment use, to be stored, moved, and connected in ways never before possible. Mobile carriers can use this technology for creating value from their investments in high-bandwidth networks, and mobile handset manufacturers have another tool for turning the multimedia phone into the center of the mobile consumer's digital life."

The DAVE mobile storage platform is expected to be available to leading cell phone manufacturers and telco service providers for products in the second calendar quarter of 2007.
The device will cost about $160-$200.

ScobleShow gets the details about D.A.V.E. in a video shot at the Tech Museum in San Jose, CA.

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