Western Digital unveiled a plug-in external hard drive, Media Center, that reads eight memory card types.

The drives are designed to act as Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0 hubs to connect computers to devices such as digital camera for data storing. There is a USB 2.0 port on the front and one on the back, as well as two FireWire ports.

The new product will be available this month at retail stores and at Western Digital's online store, with the 250GB version of the Media Center priced at $399, according to the company. 

Center Media also comes with memory card reader compatible to CompactFlash Types I and II, Memory Stick, and Secure Digital.