From the Wires
‘Take the Computing, Leave the Computer’ with StormFly
Feb. 4, 2013 08:13 AM
Now
Computing (http://www.nowcomputing.com),
a developer of personal computing solutions, today unveiled a Kickstarter
campaign to help secure funding for its new portable personal
computing platform – StormFly.
An ideal solution for younger users, as well as students and
professionals, StormFly is an ultra-fast USB 3.0 device that boots a
secure Operating System environment on a Mac and PC. Worn on a wristband
users can easily take the device, Operating System, files and
applications with them wherever they go.
A New Approach To Portable Computing
For kids today, technology is everywhere and they interact with the
digital world more naturally than ever before – via the many computers
and devices they encounter on a daily basis. Despite this, many children
have to share computers with others at home and school. This may be a
shared computer in a family home, computers at school, or a work
computer that parents bring home from the office. That leaves many kids
today without a device they can call their own.
That’s where StormFly comes in. Worn on a handy wristband, StormFly
provides users with a personal operating system and computing
environment that they can take with them anywhere. When plugged into a
PC or Mac and restarted the computer boots straight from the StormFly
device, bypassing the native OS environment. The device features a
super-fast USB 3.0 drive with advanced encryption features and a secure
built-in OS. The approach is a clear alternative to cloud since it
operates locally, even if an Internet connection is not available. This
allows users to access their work on many different computers without
the usual slow performance of cloud access solutions. StormFly harnesses
the power of local PC and Mac hardware essentially becoming a private PC
on your wrist.
StormFly is a completely self-contained computing environment. All of
the users’ files, apps, and settings are contained on the StormFly
drive, ensuring a consistent and personal experience across devices. The
host device’s Operating System never even boots-up so it remains
untouched by StormFly users. Additionally, the system backs up all user
data via an encrypted server, coupled with a 24-hour replacement
service, ensuring that all of the users’ information is kept safe in
case of loss or theft. While some DIY technology enthusiasts can create
a Linux bootable USB device themselves, StormFly offers a lot more due
to its speed, boot options, updatability and ability to store user data
and applications as if it were a PC, making it a solution for any
consumer, regardless of their technical capability.
Because the Operating System of the computer that StormFly is used on
does not turn on, it is a perfect solution for parents who bring home
their computer from work and are reluctant to let their kids use it for
fear of them downloading malware or inappropriate content, or that they
may change important settings or delete critical files. StormFly
addresses these same issues for school computer labs, while reducing IT
costs to keep computers healthy and in working condition. Each student
with a StormFly device will be using their own computer environment
instead of sharing the hard disks on the school computers.
“We would love to see the discussion about computing for children shift
from, ‘One laptop per child,’ to ‘One StormFly per child,” said Maye Mac
Swiney, Marketing Director of Now Computing. “We believe that StormFly
opens up a whole new demographic to affordable computing. StormFly is an
affordable, secure, and simple approach that gives young people their
first introduction to a computing experience they can control and take
personal ownership of.”
StormFly is available for $59.00. The startup is hoping to raise
$100,000 through its Kickstarter campaign that will allow it to further
refine the platform. Additionally, the funds will allow the company to
begin mass distribution, extend compatibility to additional hardware,
and begin design of the next version of the device.
About Now Computing:
Now Computing creates devices that let you take your operating systems
and critical data with you wherever you go, across multiple hardware
platforms. With over 300 million PC’s still shipping each year, there is
still a lot of local computing going on in the world. Now Computing was
created to serve that community with solutions that are safe, easy and
secure. For more information, view the Now Computing company video.
Visit Now Computing at:
www.nowcomputing.com
Facebook:
facebook.com/NowComputing
Twitter:
twitter.com/NowComputing
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