First of Sony, Sony HD-PG5 External Disk with 500 GB capacity

Sony has introduced the first external hard drive is Sony HD-PG5. This external hard drive works as a USB device as a general storage, but provides a number of special features for a variety of Sony devices.

Users can record HD video directly from their Bravia TVs, transfer video files directly from Sony's Handycam camcorder without using a PC, or play videos and photos through the console Sony PlayStation 3.

Sony HD PG5 provides kapastias 500GB for storage on 2.5 inch disks, as well as allow users to connect the device via USB 3.0 interface or USB 2.0. When using the latter standard, the speed of data transfer software Accelerator claimed more than doubled.

Sony's latest external drive is expected to be marketed in the UK, France and Germany in the middle of the month, but the price information and other launch sites is unknown.[sumber]