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Hi, I did not Google for HDD

Hi,

I did not Google for HDD wifi enabled enclosures, although I had seen information on the Seagate D.A.V.E. which looks like it may never come out at the rate it is going. I will try Googling for others.

Â I domn't think plain OTG

I domn't think plain OTG would be sufficient for non-backup (making a backup of the card in the handset) purposes.

Dunno if there're now suitable, battyer-operated HDD enclosures with Wi-Fi-support, though. There used to be some (I've even created a separate category for them on my blog) but I'm not sure whether they were battery operated. Your handset will surelly be able to access the media on them. Did you Google for them?

UPnP (together with Wi-Fi) enclosures are also a good idea to look for. They, however, are far less versatile than plain Wi-Fi ones s you neeed a UPnP client like CorePlayer (or, as far as other mobile OS'es are concerned, a UPnP-capable handset like the Nokia N78, N82 or N95) to access their multimedia(-only) content for playback.

It is good to see this.Â

It is good to see this. I've always been surprised that Microsoft didn't make the Media support better since this would be one way for them to push the advantage of their devices over other prooducts, such as RIM devices - by taking advantage of the flixible nature of PPC's.

To that end, I've also long been surprised at the move away from dual card slot support. One slot could support the device with memmory upgrade/room for work storage, while the second slot essentially becomes a media slot for cards holding movies, music, etc.

On top of that, most PPCs do not provide host USB support either so there doesn't seem to be a good workaround to this issue. And that leads me to a question.

Is there an OTG hardrive (or perhaps even better, a smaller device that provides OTG/OTG bridge support that holds SDHC cards and provides battery support - that may bemore expensive in total but provide longer battery life) that would provide media and file access to a PPC, in effect acting as an external hard drive to which it can read/write? I have seen a few actual OTG hard drives or OTG hard drive enclosure, with LION battery support that provide 2-4 hours of continuous use. But it isn't clear to me whether these devices support true access from a PPC or whether the access is limited to certain functions like backup. Has anyone tested this?

Smartphone &amp; Pocket PC magazine - Comments for "At last: resume support for Windows Media Player!!"

Hi, I did not Google for HDD

Â I domn't think plain OTG

It is good to see this.Â

Smartphone & Pocket PC magazine - Comments for "At last: resume support for Windows Media Player!!"