A mass storage device of the present invention includes one or more memory
elements and a logic module adapted to interface the one or more memory
elements for exchanging data according to a data exchange protocol, in
particular of the USB type, through a first port. The mass storage device
has a module for detecting the presence of a power voltage associated
with a first connector of the first port, and the logic module can set
the storage device to either a Host or a Function device configuration
depending on the detection carried out by the module for detecting the
presence of a power voltage. The device also includes a second port
adapted to implement a direct data exchange with further storage devices.
The device additionally offers the possibility of communicating with
radio or optical wireless ports exchanging data through a data bus, e.g.
of the USB type.