Seagate Launches World’s First USB-Powered Desktop Hard Drive With Innov8
30 March 2016 - 11:01PM
Business Wire
New Era of External Storage Delivers Highest
Capacity with a Single Cable
Seagate Technology plc (NASDAQ:STX), a world leader in storage
solutions, today announced the launch of Seagate® Innov8™, the
world’s first USB-powered desktop hard drive. Seagate Innov8
features innovation from the inside out with its industry-leading
8TB capacity, trend-setting Ignition Boost Technology and
expressive design.
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Convenience and Capacity
There is still an abundance of consumer electronics that require
an external power supply, placing a premium on power outlets. With
advancements in USB 3.1 technology, major manufacturers like Apple®
are beginning to rely on one connection-type for everything. Today,
with the introduction of Seagate’s new Ignition Boost Technology,
Innov8 is the world’s first 8TB desktop hard drive that does not
need to be plugged into a power outlet. Similar to a standard car
requiring a battery kick to start the engine, Ignition Boost
together with USB 3.1 enables Innov8 to thrive off bus power. No
dedicated power source or adapter required.
What’s more, Innov8 features industry-leading capacity with
Seagate’s 8TB HDD. Now users simply plug in the reversible USB-C
cable and have access to a lifetime of data – including more than
two million songs, four million photos and eight hundred HD
Movies.
Art Imitates Engineering
Innov8, a recipient of this year’s Red Dot design award, follows
Seagate Seven™—a 2015 Red Dot design award winner—by embodying the
durability and physique of the hard drive inside. Innov8’s premium,
well-balanced aluminum enclosure and design means users can
horizontally or vertically place it on the desktop as they prefer.
The industrial design excellence of Innov8—as with Seagate
Seven—was done in partnership with Huge-Design, a firm recognized
by some of the industry’s most influential consumer electronics
brands GoPro, HP, and Nike.
“Creating an extreme design that visually celebrates Seagate’s
world-class engineering capabilities was a key objective of this
engagement,” said Bill Webb, Huge-Design. “Innov8 builds on Seven’s
success to once again convey the functional beauty of an internal
hard drive, but with enough capacity to help ensure seemingly
endless space to store the memories we all love. The drive
represents a bold yet practical solution for today’s consumer,
looking to preserve a wealth of memories in the most compelling way
possible.”
Software Suite
Innov8 includes Seagate Dashboard software, which offers
users either one-click on-demand or customizable, scheduled backups
for their devices. Further, Seagate Innov8 includes 200GB of
Microsoft OneDrive® cloud storage and Lyve® software compatibility,
so users can back up, access and share their favorite files from
any device or location.
Pricing and Availability
Seagate Innov8 will be available in April for $349 (US MSRP)
through Seagate.com, Amazon and other premium resellers.
About Seagate
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data is stored, shared and used. Learn more at www.seagate.com.
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affiliates in the United States and/or other countries. All other
trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their
respective owners. When referring to drive capacity, one gigabyte,
or GB, equals one billion bytes and one terabyte, or TB, equals one
trillion bytes. Your computer’s operating system may use a
different standard of measurement and report a lower capacity. In
addition, some of the listed capacity is used for formatting and
other functions, and thus will not be available for data
storage.
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