PortaPow 3rd Gen USB Data Blocker

2019: Beginning of sales

At the end of November, 2019 the USB gadget protecting the smartphone from cracking at the airports and hotels — PortaPow 3rd Gen USB Data Blocker went on sale.

Though the risk of use of public charging USB stations at the airports, hotels and other places is rather low, the most different data including harmful for smartphones and other portable devices can be transmitted through USB port. It was a few years ago proved that Samsung Galaxy devices are capable to accept commands through an USB cable even in the blocked status.

The USB gadget protecting the smartphone from cracking at the airports and hotels — PortaPow 3rd Gen USB Data Blocker went on sale

The disabler of data of PortaPow 3rd Gen USB Data Blocker for $7 interrupts a data stream which can be transmitted through USB at connection to the charger, ensuring safety of phone. The majority of USB chargers save data transmission lines and are potentially capable to create the channel for data transmission via the hardware charger.

The device from PortaPow company physically disconnects data transmission lines that makes impracticable for the malefactor access to the smartphone through charging. Thus, the device is a "net" blocker of data which does not contain any electronics at all, except a wire jumper for a power supply, and even has the transparent body.

In usual conditions of a data transmission line allow the smartphone to exchange data with the charger to agree on possibilities of "fast charging" of the majority of devices. The USB lock of data of third generation PortaPow not only blocks all data transmission, but also defines type of the attached device and switches between specifications of charging of Apple, Universal and Samsung, thereby providing the fastest, but safe charging. The version of the disabler of data with the USB-C interface is also available to buyers.^[1]

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