For consumers and small-business owners, it can be a royal pain to have to transfer files from computer to computer in your home or office, by loading a flash drive or schlepping your hard drive around. IOGEAR is hoping to solve this problem, with its USB Net ShareStation ($79.95), a palm-sized device that lets users share USB devices across a network.

Announced today, the USB Net ShareStation allows access to hard drives, flash drives, printers, speakers, and webcams across a network. It also supports Multi-Function Printer sharing, so that anyone on the wired/wireless network will have access to printing, scanning, and copying shared files from an external device.

Music enthusiasts will find the device extremely beneficial, in that they can access USB speakers connected to the network and stream audio throughout their home or office. Similarly, worried warts who need a low-cost surveillance system can use the USB Net ShareStation to access a connected webcam and monitor activity from another room.

Available now, this handy device can support up to four USB devices simultaneously by connecting an AC-powered 4-port USB 2.0 hub, and is compatible with Windows 2000/XP/Vista.