Western Digital (WD) executives knew they were behind the curve in releasing a wireless hard drive. Seagate, Kingston and Corsair are among those with their own models.

In fact, WD said its delay was intentional.

“We always thought the technology was not far enough along to make the user experience great,” said Greg Kopotic, WD’s senior product marketing manager. “The apps and the Wi-Fi [are] at the point now where the user experience can be pristine and easy to understand.”

Like others, WD’s new My Passport Wireless is a Wi-Fi enabled storage drive that allows users to save, access and share stored content wirelessly with any smartphone, tablet, computer or other device.

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