On one side we see an additional USB port and the reset button. On the back there are two USB ports, an AC connector and an Ethernet port. In the front is a central area for docking a FreeAgent Go drive with an indicator light that sits below this area.

While there are no other available colors this still better than the latest incarnation of the PogoPlug line which only comes in pink. The FreeAgent DockStar is composed of white plastic and looks pretty much like its sibling the FreeAgent Go Dock. Opening up the package reveals the Dockstar, a LAN cable, AC adapter and a quick start guide. So how does it work and what the heck is Pogoplug? It is a technology from a company called Cloud Engine that created a

This device uses the Pogoplug technology to allow any USB drive to become an Internet connected storage device. Now after testing it out and playing with it I am even more impressed. When I first came across the FreeAgent DockStar at last year’s Pepcom show I thought it was a unique device with lots of potential.