Iomega Corporation (NYSE:IOM) , a global leader in data protection and security, today announced the new Iomega(R) Media Xporter(TM) Drive, a game-oriented portable hard drive that provides cross-platform media storage for Xbox(TM) 360 and PlayStation(R) 3 consoles, making it easier than ever to utilize today's popular game consoles and high definition televisions and other large screen TVs to share photos, videos, and music collections with family and friends.

The wallet-sized USB-powered 160GB* Media Xporter Drive utilizes the USB 2.0 ports on the Xbox 360 or the PlayStation 3 to...

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This is a slightly misleading announcement. The Playstation 3 is designed to work with the USB standard and should work with all USB devices as is. For example, I have the first model of iPod Apple sold and it works perfectly with my PS3 giving me access to music and voice with album artwork. You don't have to buy a new model USB device to get this feature.

By the way, when listening to content from a USB device on the PS3, be sure to check out the supplied PS3 graphics accessed by selecting the Saturn-shaped icon, especially the animated HD views of Earth from space.

Henry