I just received my CR-48 from Google.  After I installed the typical suite of apps that I need to survive (Gmail, Calendar, Tweet Deck, HootSuite, etc).  I went looking for apps that would work well with my phones.  Fiabee caught my attention as soon as I saw that it offered the ability to sync across all my Android devices as well as Chrome.  I downloaded the app onto my phones and installed the web app onto the CR-48.  Fiabee gives an option to sign up for a Fiabee account, or through a number of OpenID sites, including Gmail.  I chose the Gmail route.  It was a rather painless experience.  Then I went to the Android market and downloaded the Android version.  After that it was testing time.

These three images are screen shots from the ChromeOS computer.  You can see that Devices, Music, and Home are all shown.  In the top left of the screen you can see that there are two choices for syncing.  First is uploading to your devices and second is upload to Chrome.  There are some limitations to this application; for instance, you are limited to uploads under 7 MB.  This is not a huge problem except I was trying to upload some music and one song was too large.  Music can not be streamed from the app on either the desktop or the Android version.  The only way to listen to music is if you download it.  Transfers did not take too long, although uploading is slow even over wi-fi.

Navigation between the devices is very easy.  All devices show up immediately and without a need to configure anything.  If you want to upload something, you can decide whether or not to place items in a folder or in the root menu of your Fiabee.  I can see Fiabee becoming a valuable tool in the very near future.  It is going to take some optimization with the uploading speeds, and music and video should also be able to be streamed.  As time goes on, the need for “Cloud” based offerings is going to grow.  If Fiabee can manage to address these issues and add a little more polish to their app design they have got a good chance at taking the lead in the ChromeOS to Android market.  If you need additional storage for either your phone or the CR-48 you can also purchase a membership to Fiabee Storage, giving you an unlimited storage solution for only 59.99 € a year.

Find Fiabee in the Chrome Web Store here (works with Chrome Browser)

Find Fiabee Android app here

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