A startup should create this storage device. I would buy it.

riprock wrote: post #4

You can dust off an old computer you don't use and set up a VPN/web server. Tack on everything on your check list and there you go.

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Post by djacobs » Mon, Jul 05, 2010, 8:21 PM UTC

WDTVlive works fairly well for media-related stuff, not so much for other server functions.

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Post by kenjackson » Mon, Jul 05, 2010, 8:24 PM UTC

There's also Windows Home Server, which does everything you're looking for I believe.

Here's a list of features from the wikipedia page (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Home_Server):

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Post by gdl » Mon, Jul 05, 2010, 8:28 PM UTC

riprock wrote: post #4

You can dust off an old computer you don't use and set up a VPN/web server. Tack on everything on your check list and there you go.

That was my first reaction, too. Once you add enough features (streaming video, web interface) it stops being a "storage device" and quickly becomes a general purpose computer, which have existed for a while now. It's not a sleek and trendy answer, but it would sure do the trick. And it would be a lot more customizable for whatever additional crazy plans he dreams up for it, while any gadget equivalents quickly fade into obsolescence.

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Post by ericb » Mon, Jul 05, 2010, 8:43 PM UTC

I would look at a Myth TV box for this. I wonder if someone will build a good business around creating and selling Myth Boxes.