How is
Seagate able to do this? It had to tackle a number of issues, the first of which include general usage issues like shock management, heat, vibration and gyroscopic motion. On the software side, Seagate has addressed these concerns through an enhanced motion sensor and thermal monitoring algorithms. The hard drive also uses Seagate’s Zero Gravity Sensor for shock support, and the company claims the drive is so well insulated that
it is likely to survive a drop that would crack the tablet’s screen. Seagate claims that a tablet using 8GB of flash memory alongside one of its drives will have consume the same amount of power as a 64GB flash-based tablet.
And it will cost manufacturers a fraction of the price of 64GB of flash storage. Seagate’s new drives are currently designed to work with the
Android operating system.
It is unknown when they will first appear on the market, as Seagate hasn’t announced any hardware partners.
