Google Gdrive

October 14, 2006 · Filed Under Web Application · Comment 

Google Gdrive

According to source, Google is testing a new software application called Platypus. Its a unlimited storage space called Gdrive for user to store almost anything they want, I’m not so sure about mp3 and videos but this new feature sound promising, but then again it might be a hoax.

Both the URL for http://www.platypus.com and http://www.gdrive.com don’t seems to be under Google’s list of registered domain names and consider the fact that they’ve leak out the code name, the owner for these domain names are millionaires now. Google doesn’t just want to be the internet, they want the PC to be on the internet! This is the repeat of 1980 when Microsoft battle Apple for the desktop market and now Google vs Microsoft for the internet market. Who is gonna be the winner?

We encourage you to keep all of your files with us, including your Office documents, photos, and personal notes, except for sensitive data (including electronic protected health information) and other files inconsistent with the internal user agreement.


*Answer.com explains that a platypus is a “semiaquatic egg-laying mammal (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) of Australia and Tasmania, having a broad flat tail, webbed feet, and a snout resembling a duck’s bill.”

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Google Gdrive Revealed

July 10, 2006 · Filed Under Sci and Tech · 1 Comment 

google gdrive unlimited storage

It is no secret anymore that Google is testing a new storage service codename Gdrive or Platypus. Infinite storage. Universal access. Larry Ellison’s “Network Computer” has finally arrived, and it’s Google that brings it to life. This is the perfect answer to P2P file sharing, now this makes me wonder how in the world is Google going to make money from it? Is it a hoax?

According to the original source - Geekness, Google has these features to offer:

  • Backup. If you lose your computer, grab a new one and reinstall Platypus. Your files will be on your new machine in minutes.
  • Sync. Keep all your machines synchronized, even if they run different operating systems.
  • VPN-less access. Not at a Google computer? View your files on the web at http://troutboard.com/p.
  • Collaborate. Create shared spaces to which multiple Googlers can write.
  • Disconnected access. On the plane? VPN broken? All your files are still accessible.

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