WEBVTT 00:00:07.919 --> 00:00:14.559 This is the Kingston Yrive. And this thing is really, really cool. That's it. 00:00:12.800 --> 00:00:16.799 That's the whole video. I'm going to just 00:00:18.840 --> 00:00:26.080 leave. Nah, I'm just kidding. Okay, so the W drive, what's cool about it? The 00:00:23.359 --> 00:00:32.800 Wide Drive allows you to share your media content with up to three devices 00:00:29.720 --> 00:00:35.120 simultaneously using this as a portable 00:00:32.800 --> 00:00:40.640 wireless access point. Now, what's cool about the YRive compared to other 00:00:37.520 --> 00:00:43.360 competing solutions is that the YRive 00:00:40.640 --> 00:00:49.680 allows you to connect to its Wi-Fi access point and still browse the 00:00:46.719 --> 00:00:54.079 internet on your mobile device. I know, right? So, it allows upstream and 00:00:51.920 --> 00:00:59.600 downstream connections to Wi-Fi access points. So, basically what I'm doing is 00:00:56.000 --> 00:01:03.520 I have my router in my house. I have the 00:00:59.600 --> 00:01:06.080 Y drive sitting on the table next to me 00:01:03.520 --> 00:01:10.240 and then I have my iPhone somewhere in the same room. So, I'm connecting my 00:01:07.920 --> 00:01:14.799 iPhone to the YRive. I'm connecting the Yrive to the router and through that I'm 00:01:12.799 --> 00:01:19.280 able to access the media that I'm sharing on the YRive and I'm also able 00:01:17.439 --> 00:01:24.080 to access the internet. Now it will feel a little bit slower because it is being 00:01:21.200 --> 00:01:28.960 relayed but for the sake of being able to access your media content and the 00:01:26.479 --> 00:01:35.040 internet at the same time I think it is worth the additional delay. So Wrive is 00:01:33.520 --> 00:01:40.079 uh available on the app store. There is an app for the iPad, iPhone and iPod 00:01:36.880 --> 00:01:42.720 touch. Okay. There's also no other 00:01:40.079 --> 00:01:46.280 information on here at all. Let's have a look at what's included with the YRive. 00:01:44.240 --> 00:01:51.840 So, we've got a wall adapter, which comes out like 00:01:48.759 --> 00:01:54.280 that. Lock and loose. Kind of has a very 00:01:51.840 --> 00:01:59.360 satisfying click sound to it. Anyway, uh there's also a USB 00:01:57.360 --> 00:02:02.640 charger. So, the wide drive, as I mentioned before, supports up to three 00:02:00.880 --> 00:02:06.799 consecutive users. And I have a bunch of notes about things like battery life, 00:02:04.880 --> 00:02:09.599 but I forgot to print them out and I forgot to load them up on my phone. So, 00:02:08.479 --> 00:02:15.360 you guys are going to have to bear with me for a second. We're going to turn the camera off and I'm going to look up my 00:02:12.879 --> 00:02:20.160 cheat sheet. So, here's the Yrive unit itself. It is backed by a one-year 00:02:17.760 --> 00:02:24.959 warranty from Kingston with 24/7 tech support. So, that's something to bear in 00:02:22.080 --> 00:02:27.840 mind. It al also a pocket-size device. So, actually here, why don't I compare 00:02:26.400 --> 00:02:32.560 it to the iPhone? So, it's basically like carrying around another iPhone, and 00:02:30.239 --> 00:02:37.760 all you're doing is you are increasing the storage capacity, whether it's by 16 00:02:35.200 --> 00:02:42.400 gigs or by 32 gigs. So, my box says 32 gigs, but this unit itself is actually a 00:02:40.080 --> 00:02:46.319 16 gig unit just cuz it's an eval. So, it was not really in a miss in the 00:02:44.160 --> 00:02:49.599 correct in the correct box. Now, you can see up here at the top of the Y drive, 00:02:48.000 --> 00:02:53.519 that's where the USB port is. So, you can either use that for charging the 00:02:51.200 --> 00:02:58.400 device, and the battery lasts for up to 4 hours, or you can use it to transfer 00:02:56.239 --> 00:03:03.200 data to the Y drive from your home computer, whether it's a PC or a 00:03:00.840 --> 00:03:08.480 Macintosh. So, over here, we've also got a power button, what appears to be a 00:03:05.440 --> 00:03:10.159 little reset switch recess. Okay. Down 00:03:08.480 --> 00:03:14.800 on the bottom, we find nothing. Over on the left, we find nothing. Here we find 00:03:12.319 --> 00:03:18.480 a little tab so that we can put it down on the 00:03:15.720 --> 00:03:24.159 table without ruining the finish of the YRive unit 00:03:21.400 --> 00:03:29.280 itself. Uh oh yeah, also of note uh compared to competing solutions, the 00:03:25.840 --> 00:03:31.440 YRive is fairly low capacity. So that's 00:03:29.280 --> 00:03:35.720 something we have to live with because it is an SSDbased device. So that means 00:03:34.239 --> 00:03:41.840 that in terms of durability, I can very comfortably drop 00:03:38.480 --> 00:03:43.360 the Y drive. No. And I I still I don't 00:03:41.840 --> 00:03:47.200 recommend doing this to yours. Yes, you have a one-year warranty, but don't like 00:03:44.879 --> 00:03:51.360 chuck it around. But I can be confident that even if the casing is damaged, if I 00:03:49.360 --> 00:03:56.799 drop it down on the concrete, the actual data inside of it should be very safe 00:03:53.920 --> 00:04:01.599 because it is a solidstatebased storage medium. So, this particular one has a 16 00:03:59.519 --> 00:04:04.720 gig SSD in it. There is a 32 gig available. And I think that pretty much 00:04:03.360 --> 00:04:09.599 covers everything I wanted to say about the Wide Drive. So, in summary, there's 00:04:06.560 --> 00:04:12.239 an app. Okay. Um, it allows you to 00:04:09.599 --> 00:04:15.840 extend the storage of your iOS device. You can access it with up to three users 00:04:13.920 --> 00:04:20.560 at a time for up to four hours. And it is a solidstatebased storage device, 00:04:17.919 --> 00:04:23.600 which means your data will be safe. Thanks for checking out this unboxing. 00:04:22.079 --> 00:04:28.080 Don't forget to subscribe to Linus Tech Tips for more unboxings, reviews, and other computer videos.