NDAS

If you need more storage, and can’t cram another harddisk into your PC, a fileserver (mini-NAS), or a NAS is the solution. But that requires some IT knowledge. You have to setup the OS, think about authorization and what more. How about plugging a disk into the USB port? Wait, wait, now your PC must be powered on for your co-worker to access the disk.
Why not plug the disk right into the network? Wow! NDAS by Ximeta makes it possible. They’ve build a little box around a harddisk, that plugs right into your network. Everybody on the network sees the disk as if it was a local disk on their system. How cool is that? They also have more enterprise-like solutions, like disks with a built-in network-switch, but the principle stays the same.