Maxtor bypasses PC with home network drive

Reuters reports that Maxtor is selling hard disks that act as home-entertainment hubs whether or not they are connected to a personal computer. Consumers can use the hard drive to manage different music playlists in up to 10 rooms of a house. For movies, separate family members could be watching up to four different movies at a time.

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