We mentioned that the FreeAgent Theater could take storage sources besides FreeAgent Go drives—here’s proof. The device features one USB port on the front face, just under the top side power button. When you insert another USB source, the Theater will take a moment to scan the drive, then the External Storage link on the home screen will turn from gray to white. You then access this volume in exactly the same way you do a FreeAgent Go drive.
For those who like to stay on top of features and updates, this USB port is also how you go about flash updating the Theater. You format a flash drive, then drop onto its root a file named install.igm contained in the flash update .zip you download from Seagate. With no storage plugged into the Theater, turn it on with the Select button held down, wait a second, then follow the instructions to insert the flash drive and perform the upgrade. Who knows? In the months to come, our wishes for the Theater might be granted courtesy of this process.