are USB floppies toxic?

[Griffin Boyce]

I use surge protector wall outlets that have USB ports in them to charge my phones:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00ATZJ606/ref=mp_s_a_1_1/175-6650613-8456264?qid=1414724024&sr=8-1

There are travel versions that are handy too. I partly got these as an alternative to traditional long surge protectors and have found them to be really useful at conferences and coffee shops.

~ Griffin


On October 30, 2014 8:37:27 PM EST, Peter Gutmann <pgut001 at cs.auckland.ac.nz> wrote:
>mroq qorm <mroqorm at gmail.com> writes:
>>On Thu, Oct 30, 2014 at 3:21 PM, Tomasz Rola <rtomek at ceti.pl> wrote:
>>> USB condom, great name :-).
>>http://syncstop.com/ - there was an open hardware version of this
>somewhere,
>>but maybe all that went away when they got a new name and a hipster
>website
>>... not for the purpose you are discussing but still useful.
>
>More generally, search for "charge only usb cable" and you'll find lots
>of things like this, e.g:
>
>http://www.ebay.com/itm/2M-6ft-LONG-THICK-Fast-Charging-ONLY-USB-Cable-WHITE-4-iPad-Air-2-mini-3-Retina-/291161982615?pt=US_Tablet_eReader_Chargers_Sync_Cables&hash=item43ca9b4697
>http://www.ebay.com/itm/High-Speed-Charge-Only-Micro-USB-Charging-Cable-Android-Quality-Fast-Charger-/221266793926?pt=UK_MobilePhones_MobilePhoneAccessories_MobilePhoneChargers&hash=item33848755c6
>http://www.ebay.com/itm/GYRRH-Micro-USB-Power-Charge-Only-Cable-3ft-91cm-Yellow-/131304066524?pt=US_USB_Cables_Hubs_Adapters&hash=item1e92550ddc
>
>Something like this, $1.99 including shipping:
>
>http://www.ebay.com/itm/Micro-USB-2-0-Charging-Charge-Only-Cable-For-Samsung-Galaxy-HTC-Nexus-Android-63-/111283024587?pt=US_Cell_Phone_PDA_Cables_Adapters&var=&hash=item19e8fc32cb
>
>is great for carrying around for charging your phone when you're
>travelling, 
>just mark it in some way so you don't get frustrated when you can't
>sync your 
>phone with it...
>
>Peter.
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