[CES 2015] Toshiba announce first ever TransferJet storage adapter for iOS devices
At CES 2015, Toshiba has announced world’s first TransferJet adapter for iOS devices, named TJM35420LT. TransferJet is a new close proximity contactless wireless transfer technology developed by Sony back in 2008 and is currently promoted by TransferJet Consortium. TransferJet has a maximum data throughput of 375Mbps. Being similar to NFC, data transfer can be initiated simply by brining the two devices to close proximity. Sales of the adapter by mass marketers and online stores are scheduled to start from spring 2015 in Japan, followed by Europe, the Americas and Asia.
Toshiba has also launched 2nd generation USB adapter TJM35420AUX and a microUSB adapter module TJM35420AMU that is compatible with Android OS and can be used in OTG drive mode. The new USB adapters are 1.7 times faster than previous generation adapters and also consume 30% less power and are 30% smaller in size (volume).
Users can use TransferJet after attaching the adapter to an iPhone, iPad or iPod with a Lightning connector and downloading the iOS app from the App Store. The adapter provides high speed file transfer throughput for large data sources, including movies and pictures. Users simply select the data file to be transferred on the screen of a mobile device and then “touch” the device against the receiving device. Copying data from/to TransferJet drive is done simply by selecting the file to transfer and touch the adapter with the iOS device.
In parallel, Toshiba has also launched a 2nd generation USB adapter “” for the Windows OS, and a MicroUSB adapter module “” for the Android OS, that are compliant with TransferJet, with sales scheduled to start in the first quarter of 2015.
