New My Cloud Home Makes It Easy to Save All
Digital Content in One Place and Share and Access It All from a
SmartPhone App
Western Digital Corporation (NASDAQ: WDC), a global data storage
technology and solutions leader, today launched My Cloud™ Home, a
new personal cloud storage solution that empowers consumers to take
control of their often-scattered digital content. With the My Cloud
Home solution, consumers can easily aggregate all of their photos,
videos and files from their smart phones, computers, USB storage,
cloud and social media accounts in one central placei. Using their
smart phone, tablet or computer from anywhere with an internet
connection, consumers then are free to experience and share that
content with family and friends.
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With their data spread across 14 different devices on average1,
consumers are faced with growing, disparate collections of data and
no way to easily access it all. Those collections are expanding to
an approximately 4.5TB of data per U.S. household in 20172 and
are expected to grow further with increasing popularity of
capacity-intensive applications such as virtual reality, 4K, 8K and
360 video.
“Consumers seek a way to effortlessly consolidate their growing
mounds of photos, videos and other files with a solution flexible
enough to accommodate content from all of today’s devices – from
smart phones to computers and from drones to social sites,” said
Jim Welsh, senior vice president, Client Solutions, Western
Digital. “Enabling consumers and professionals to master their
digital lives from anywhere in the world is a priority for Western
Digital.”
Centralize and Enjoy Content
Users can set the My Cloud Home solution to be set to
automatically and continuously copy all user content from their
smart phone and computer devices. Files from USB flash drives,
external hard drives and memory cards (via a USB adapter) can be
quickly imported via its USB port. Additionally, users can connect
to and transfer content from their social media platforms and
favorite cloud services such as Dropbox, Box, Google Drive and
Facebooki. Television shows, movies, home videos and music saved on
the My Cloud Home can be enjoyed on a smart TV or media player
using the Plex™ app. This content can also be enjoyed on a smart
phone or tablet device using the My Cloud Home app.
All Your Content at Your Fingertips
From set up to everyday usage, the mobile phone is the control
center of the My Cloud Home experience. With the My Cloud Home
mobile app users are empowered to share, access and enjoy all of
their content from anywhere in the world with internet access. The
My Cloud Home mobile app is also capable of managing the My Cloud
Home solution to add services, users or even make sure the system
is updated with the latest software.
Additionally, for creative content warriors who may need more
storage to house their digital library, there is a dual-drive
personal cloud option. The My Cloud Home Duo solution provides all
the functionality of the My Cloud Home solution plus a dual-drive
configuration set to Mirror Mode (RAID 1) to automatically
duplicate content onto a second drive for extra peace of mind.
Attendees of the annual IFA 2017 Consumer Electronics Unlimited
show in Berlin, September 1-6, can visit the WD booth #112 in Hall
17 of the Berlin ExpoCenter for a demo and hands-on experience with
the new My Cloud Home and My Cloud Home Duo solutions.
Pricing and Availability
With no additional service subscription required, the My Cloud
Home and My Cloud Home Duo solutions are protected by a two-year
limited warranty and are available exclusively now from BestBuy.com
in the U.S.3 and at select retailers and distributors around the
world4. The My Cloud Home solution has a Manufacturer’s Suggested
Retail Price (MSRP) in the U.S. of $159.99 2TB, $179.99 3TB,
$199.99 4TB, $259.99 6TB and $319.99 8TB. The My Cloud Home Duo
solution has a MSRP in the U.S. of $309.99 4TB, $399.99 8TB,
$549.99 12TB, and $699.99 16TB.
About Western Digital
Western Digital Corporation (NASDAQ: WDC) is an industry-leading
provider of storage technologies and solutions that enable people
to create, leverage, experience and preserve data. The company
addresses ever-changing market needs by providing a full portfolio
of compelling, high-quality storage solutions with customer-focused
innovation, high efficiency, flexibility and speed. Our products
are marketed under the HGST, SanDisk and WD brands to OEMs,
distributors, resellers, cloud infrastructure providers and
consumers. For more information about the WD brand, please
visit www.wd.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This news release includes forward-looking statements, including
the expected availability, pricing and performance of the My Cloud
Home and My Cloud Home Duo solutions and their features and
benefits to customers. There are a number of risks and
uncertainties that may cause these forward-looking statements to be
inaccurate including, among others: volatility in global economic
conditions; business conditions and growth in the storage
ecosystem; impact of competitive products and pricing; market
acceptance and cost of commodity materials and specialized product
components; actions by competitors; unexpected advances in
competing technologies; our development and introduction of
products based on new technologies and expansion into new data
storage markets; risks associated with acquisitions, mergers and
joint ventures; difficulties or delays in manufacturing; and other
risks and uncertainties listed in the company's filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), including our most
recently filed periodic report to which your attention is directed.
We do not intend to update the information contained in this
release.
Western Digital, WD, the WD logo and My Cloud are registered
trademarks or trademarks of Western Digital Corporation or its
affiliates in the U.S. and/or other countries. Dropbox is a
trademark of Dropbox, Inc. Google Drive is a trademark of Google
Inc. Plex Media Server is a trademark of Plex and used under a
license. All other marks are the property of their respective
owners. Pictures shown may vary from actual products. Product
specifications subject to change without notice. Not all products
may be available in all regions of the world.
© 2017 Western Digital Corporation or its affiliates. All rights
reserved.
1 Smart Home Ecosystem: IoT and Consumers, CEA/Parks Associates;
http://www.appliancedesign.com/articles/94343-upping-the-smart-home-iq2
OECD digital economy for #devices 2015 & Corporate Strategy
Market Intelligence - Based on independent research and analysis
conducted by Western Digital3 My Cloud Home and My Cloud Home Duo
are available exclusively at Best Buy for a limited time in the
U.S.4 Worldwide capacities outside of the United States may vary by
countryi Cloud or Social Media account registration may be
required. Cloud and Social Media services may be changed,
terminated or interrupted at any time and may vary by country.
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