Iomega iConnect has Almost Too Many Internet Enabled Features

Come sit in the big chair with Sybil here, today her name is the Iomega iConnect. Iomega has apparently been taking some time off from the wow parade and saving it up for CES. The iConnect has so many features it may have a hard time fitting into a niche. It has sampled most of the features of the PogoPlug and added a few. That gives you online access to any files that you have hosted on any USB drives. Just plug in the drives, and the files are home network available, and can also be accessed via internet application. There's also DLNA streaming to network aware devices like the PS3 or Tivo. You can also add any USB printer, and the iConnect becomes a wireless printer.

Now for the interesting part, USB RAID. You can set scheduled drive to drive copies to protect your data. No need to buy expensive RAID bays or NAS devices just connect a pair of USB drives, and start the process with the web application. For Mac fans, there's Time Machine support to safeguard their data via their favorite backup program. On top of these, there's even unattended torrent downloads. Up to 4 USB devices are supported at once. Lastly, the Iomega iConnect comes with a slew of backup and anti-virus programs, most of which are probably trials, but everyone needs some form of antivirus and backup. Oh, and it's wireless in addition to having one Ethernet port. Place it anywhere within range of your 802.11b/g/n networks, and all of this can stay perched in any location that suits you. All this for only $99, and there's no mention of a subscription service, almost too good to be true.