USB Condom

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V&A South Kensington
Design 1900 to Now, Room 76

Artist/Maker	Xipiter (designer and maker) Ridley , Stephen (Designer)
Place of origin	USA (designed and made)

USB Condom device, clear device which allows you to see the inner workings of the device with silver USB connectors on each end.

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Object type	peripherals
Title	USB Condom (manufacturer's title)
Brief description	USB Condom device by Xipiter, USA, 2014
Physical description	USB Condom device, clear device which allows you to see the inner workings of the device with silver USB connectors on each end.
Dimensions	Length: 5cm Width: 1.8cm Depth: 0.8cm
Gallery label	This object sits in the "Data and Communication" section of the Design 1900-Now gallery, opened June 2021 Switching off, opting out Our devices and apps are designed to encourage interaction and gather data. To counter this digital encroachment, the Punkt phone is purposefully simple and can only make calls, store numbers and send messages. Some public charging stations have been adapted to ‘juice-jack’, meaning data is harvested or malware is uploaded to users’ phones and tablets. To address this problem, the USB Condom and SyncStop are designed to prevent the accidental release of personal information. They feature a circuit board that creates a protective barrier allowing only power through the USB connection. USB connectors USB Condom and SyncStop, 2014 Designed by Stephen A. Ridley and Tom Tice Manufactured for Xipiter, USA Plastic and electronic components Museum nos. CD.12, 13-2015
Collection	Design, Architecture and Digital Department
Accession number	CD.12-2015

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Record created	December 16, 2014
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1304722/usb-condom-peripherals-ridley--stephen/

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