Daily Giz Wiz 161: Self-Destruct Button USB Hub
Episode 161 of the podcast
| Subject: | Review of Self-Destruct Button USB Hub |
| Released: | Monday 2 October 2006 |
| Length: | about 9 minutes |
| Download file: | dgw0161.mp3 (4.1 MB) |
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Link: übergizmo archives
Originally carried on www.geekstuff4u.com, a Japanese site. If you want a USB Hub with a feature that serves no useful purpose, like this blog, this gadget is for you. This unpowered USB Hub has a self-destruct button which you can activate only after a series of steps, including a using a security key. The snag is, the self-destruct button doesn't seem to destroy anything, but nobody knows that, and it's the threat that counts.Watch the youtube video below for a step-by-step demonstration, complete with the box that the USB Hub comes in.
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