In followup to my previous article, Replacing Ethernet I made it clear how quickly we can expect a single I/O port to change the way we interact with routers, and share between devices. Maybe the future of AirPort Extreme’s, though with WWDC behind us, it seems Apple may have more in mind with network peripherals in the sans PC world.

While iCloud offers a great number of storage features including purchased music, applications, and backups, but when it comes to digital meda libraries, we quickly see the system breaking down.

Don’t get me wrong, Photo Stream seems like a great service to share photos across devices, but looking closer we again see the cloud as a temporary solution. Unlike iOS devices which retain 30 days of photos unless saved, PCs will retain all of them.

This is what the availability of space will offer.

That’s the only inherent purpose of a PC in this post PC world, added space. Space which in fact can just as easily be replaced by a network storage device a-la Time Capsule.

Simply put, why have a PC when iCloud can have the ability to sync full libraries of photos and videos to a network storage device, and remain accessible wirelessly at your choosing from your iOS devices?

iCloud API

Seeing as iCloud’s API may pertain more to applications on iOS, I’m curious about its future adoption as a hardware API. Is it possible that the iCloud API may later be extended to 3rd party peripherals?

Imagine post photo shoot, where you return home, and your SLR automatically syncs with your Time Capsule, to then have your photos accessible via iCloud across all your iOS devices for touchup, and album management?