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Check this new invention?? Will this be the end of days??

http://ces.cnet.com/8301-32254_1-20027490-283.html

How often does a journalist fire a real gun in the line of duty? Let me tell you, not often. But that's just what I did today. And no, I wasn't taking an anger management class.

It was just another demo by IoSafe, maker of disaster-proof storage solutions like the IoSafe SoloPro. These are extreme types of devices and, it seems, their maker believes they deserve some over-the-top demonstrations.

For that reason, it's now somewhat of a tradition that IoSafe stages grandiose product demos during CES. The company did a crazy fire and water demo during CES 2009 for the IoSafe Solo and an even crazier one during CES 2010, which included a 35,000-pound excavator, for the Solo SSD.

This year, the demo of the IoSafe Rugged Portable, while smaller in scale, was much louder, literally. It involved firing live rounds to prove just how rugged the Rugged Portable is.

According to Robb Moore, CEO of IoSafe, the Rugged Portable isn't designed to be bulletproof but just to withstand a significant amount of impact. "There are types of bullets that can go through any electronic devices we make," he says. "I believe, however, the Rugged Portable can survive multiple rounds of shotgun. Still, I keep my fingers crossed."
IoSafe Rugged Portable demo (photos)

The demo took place at American Shooting firing range in Las Vegas, during which all reporters in attendance were offered a chance to shoot at the aluminum HDD version of the Rugged Portable. This drive is based on a 2.5-inch SATA hard drive, which is the least rugged and disaster-proof of all versions of the Rugged Portables, including those that have a titanium chassis and are based on solid-state drives.

Prior to the shooting, Moore took a few photos of the attendees and then copied them onto the demo drive. This was to see if the data would survive as the drive went through the extreme tests.

The drive then got submerged in water, hung up on the firing range and took about 10 rounds from a shotgun. The gun used for the demo was a Remington 12-gauge shotgun and the ammo was Winchester Expert Game Load Steel, the kind used for hunting big animals. After the shooting, the drive was reeled back and Moore slammed it on the floor really hard a couple of times and invited everybody to crush it with a vise.

After all the dramatic abuse was done, the drive was connected back to the computer using a USB 3.0 cable, and guess what? It was still working, with all the data stored on it prior to the ordeal intact.

Unlike previous demos of IoSafe, where the chassis of the external drive involved was destroyed (to save the internal hard drive and its data), the Rugged Portable, apart from being riddled with bullet holes, was still fully functional. Note that the Rugged Portable didn't go through any fire tests. This is because, according to Moore, the drive is not fireproof. "It's designed to be used on the go, which means the chance of it getting caught in fire is much lower than those used indoors," he said.

Check out the slideshow above for more information on the demo. By the way, the shotgun's kickback was much stronger than I expected.

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Once they would be able to repeat the tests while hard drive is working - I will make applauses

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That's exactly what I was thinking. What about these tests while it's working. These IoSafe drives are a bunch of smoke and mirrors. Load that shotgun with deer slugs! That would impress me. Since when do you hunt "big animals" with shotgun pellets?

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This magic case doesn't prevent random failure either, which seems to be more common then accidental..

Actually I think the drives are MORE likely to need recovery because people who use will have the idea that it's somehow invincible.

rather then use a shotgun on the hard drive unit

tell them to use a 9mm on it and see a big hole in it

sounds great.....till the heads wear out,,, or next time run a defrag then shoot it, then submerge it, or better yet throw it into the Grill when you cook out, its a safer demonstation than setting your house on fire... & then the 1 TB seagate you have in it decides ti BSY bug it self...

are they fire retardant and water repellent as well ?

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