Patriot Memory is now selling the Gauntlet Node, a cool name for a cool disk-drive case that transforms a 2.5-inch HDD or SSD into a WiFi-connected network storage device. The enclosure has an internal SATA port and can accommodate drive capacities to 2Tbytes. There’s also an external USB port.
Transfer rate over the WPA-secured WiFi a/b/g/n link is 150Mbits/sec. There’s an internal battery that will power the drive for as long as five hours of continuous streaming and an external dc power port for always-on operation. In addition, Patriot Memory has iOS and Android apps for connecting devices to the storage device.
The price? $99.99, drive not included.