This year at CES, a US-based startup called Fasetto
is showing off Link - an ultraportable SSD external drive that’s small enough
to fit into a jeans pocket. Available in three sizes - 256GB, 512GB, and 2TB -
the Link uses Wi-Fi to wirelessly connect with smartphones, tablets, laptops,
and other supported gadgets.
Measuring 2 inch x 2 inch, the device weighs a
little over 100 grams. It is MIL-STD 810G certified for ruggedness and an IP68
certification for water resistance. The Link comes with supporting software
that lets you access your files and even seamlessly backs up content from your
computing devices. You can even grant permission for guests to view specific
content inside the Link.
Using dual-band 802.11ac Wi-Fi, it can connect up to
30 devices at once, and a whopping 15 devices can stream content together. The
company’s official website has a video where it is shown that Link can
wirelessly back up photos from a DSLR cameras in real time, although the
specifics of how that actually works is not explicitly mentioned.
The internal battery can supposedly power the device
for up to 5 hours of streaming on connected devices. Using a separately sold
magnetically attachable external battery, it can go on for up to 8 hours. A USB
Type-C port at the back claims quick charging, but is said to juice up the
1300mAh battery inside in 75 minutes (which is not really that fast considering
smartphones with far bigger batteries charge in about the same time). Speaking
of other accessories, there’s also one that makes the Link connect to 4G
networks.
Although Link is a nicely packaged concept, it
essentially is a wireless external drive.