CES 2012 : UWHS Has a SHOCKING Time with ioSafe

Last year we blasted an ioSafe hard drive with a shotgun, this year, we were in for a shock! Literally!

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ioSafe have a new Thunderbolt drive coming out in a few months time.

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To show that it is capable of surviving electric shocks they decide to go all out and blast it with a million volts from a Tesla coil – yes, you read that correctly, a Tesla coil.

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We all had to stand in a Faraday Cage while this took place.

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As usual, ioSafe took a drive, created a file on the drive with text from various participants at the event, and then past it over to Dr MegaVolt.

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Dr MegaVolt was going to be standing with the Tesla Coil holding the drive, so he had a special suit to wear.

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Here is the video of the Tesla coil in action. Unfortunately the recording cut out just as the hard drive was hit, but I am happy to say that the drive survived and worked perfectly afterwards.

SHOCKING!!!!

 

We will be reviewing the drive later in the year. I can’t wait to see what ioSafe do next year!

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