Western Digital unveiled a new application for the iPhone/iPod Touch that allows a user to access photos stored on network drives anywhere in the world.
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The WD Photos photo viewer app allows users to easily log in to their drive so they can view their entire photo library. The application’s search tools, thumbnail previews and viewing options make it easy to find that picture to show a friend.
Users can view up to 250,000 pictures on their iPhone or iPod touch by simply copying their pictures into the “Shared Pictures” folder on their My Book World Edition network drive.
“A unique application that runs directly on these WD network drives automatically creates optimized versions of users’ photos ahead of time, enabling fast viewing on an iPhone or iPod touch without having to wait for the photos to load,” said the company.
Vice President of Marketing for WD’s branded products group, Dale Pistilli said, “Home networks are becoming prevalent in many parts of the world, and WD’s My Book World Edition network drives are the easiest way to create one place for all your photos that is accessible to everyone from within the home, and securely from outside the home. With the WD Photos photo viewer app and a WD My Book World Edition network drive, users can access all of the photos from their collection via their iPhone without syncing, without extra organizing and without paying a fee. Photos are available instantly making it easy to relive those great memories or share them with friends.”
The WD Photos photo viewer app is free to download at the Apple iTunes App Store. Registration with MioNet, WD’s secure remote access service (included with My Book World Edition), is also free and required to use this app. WD Photos photo viewer also works with WD ShareSpace network storage systems.
