Hitchhiker: The World's first convenient external drive

A project in Austin, TX by William Densmore
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The Hitchhiker is the world's first external hard drive to secure to the rear of any laptop and detach when you need it somewhere else.
Backers: 48
Average Pledge Per Backer: $194

Funded: $9,305 of $78,000
Dates: Aug 26th -> Oct 10th (45 days)
Project By: William Densmore
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Latest News

The Hitchhiker Will Let You Secure External 1TB Hard Drive To Your Laptop Or Xbox One

September 5th - via: gamenguide.com
Two guys traveling around Bolivia got sick of their external hard drives always dangling around, so the pair created a powerful hard drive that connects to your laptop, bringing convenience and efficiency to a problem that no one had, surprisingly, ever tried to solve before. (Read More)

Press Update

August 26th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey guys, just wanted to share a couple pieces written just written about the Hitchhiker that we're really proud of: One was on Gadgetify: http://www.gadgetify.com/hitchhiker-hard-drive/ And the other was on Game & Guide:... (Read More)

Hitchhiker Hard Drive Attaches To Your Laptop

August 26th - via: gadgetify.com
No matter how much storage space you have on your laptop, you may need to deal with an external hard drive once in a while. There are plenty of compact and portable hard drives around. But not too many of them are as easy to use as the Hitchhiker. It has a Slide-N-Secure plate which secures the drive on the back of your laptop when you need it (using Remo Two adhesive foam tape). You can detach it fast when you are done. It also has 1TB of storage space, which is more than what some of us need. (Read More)

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