In reality, however, Jack says the hack is actually somewhat easier: all it takes is a USB thumb drive or an Internet connection.

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We were all ready to start harshing on the Top Tag Pet ID--a USB thumb drive that contains vital info about your pet--because it seems pretty silly to assume that a lost animal's rescuer would know what the hell to do with that small piece of plastic dangling from Tinkerbelle's collar.

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Both Cocoon audio docks feature the ability to stream directly from an iPhone, iPod, networked hard drive or USB thumb drives, delivering groundbreaking performance and flexibility in an iPod docking solution at any price.

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The Thrive has a USB port so you can plug in a thumb drive.

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Basically it's a USB security key that supposedly encrypts data stored to the thumb drive using AES, provides remote encrypted storage, creates a secure connection to the internet, and deletes your browser's cookies and history files.

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