You love taking digital photos, all right. But backing up your computer photos can be a nasty process. You may find the process too difficult or inconvenient. Not to mention back up solutions are nerve wrecking because they require time consuming software
installation.
And considering that most of your files are stored digitally, the potential for disaster is very real. Loosing your precious Carpathian Salamander close-ups may ruin your chances of becoming a member of the National Geographic Society. Here's something that might save your "memoirs". Just plug the thing into the USB port and hit go.
Polaroid plans on releasing two versions. A standard version backs up all data on your drive while the photo oriented version finds all your pictures and stores them automatically on the drive. But there's a wrinkle to this. I'm guessing it copies all your photos including random icons, Windows photos and cache images. So, if you you're a porn addict, you're in great danger! Especially if your girlfriend intends to buy this as a present for your birthday. Beware, the eye in the sky is watching your moves!
The photo backup drive does more than just backup (its software actually). You can directly order prints from your favorite online photolab, you can attach photos to your email or make your favorite photo a wallpaper in a snap. The software also gives you access to CD burning capabilities on your PC. It's also possible to select and send photos to your home printer. It's also possible to upload multiple photos in order to create custom photo albums to share on Fickr, for instance.
The photo backup drive boasts a tiny 2,5 inch hard drive, stores up to 40, 000 images on average and it's priced at 140$.
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