Jack Lock secures tablets and smartphones against theft


Jack Lock seems an innocent cable with audio jack, but saves big alarm when someone from your phone or tablet pulls.


Smartphones are extremely susceptible to theft. Just somewhere on a table can leave with confidence only really at home. Find my phone services are useful when your phone is gone, but prevention is always better than cure. Jack Lock is a good way of preventing, if your phone is not just always in your pocket holds at least. Jack Lock is simple: you download the app, consider a code, you attach the cable to such a table leg or the handle of your bag and plug Jack Lock then into the audio jack of your phone. Then you can use the phone only take first by Jack Lock release. And that is only the code to enter. If you do not, is there a noisy and rather annoying alarm.


The alarm does not stop if you Jackplug quickly tucked back, but only if you enter the code. In testing I filled the code itself in panic, I can imagine that a thief let alone know what 'm about coming and quickly runs off without extension. Cheating can to some extent: you can still turn off the unit or remove the battery if necessary.

But let us assume that a potential thief all this is not considered it innocent looking plug out of your expensive phone. The corresponding app is now available for Android; an iOS version is on hold at Apple. The Jack Lock itself is five feet long and costs around 22 euros. You can of course also use it for your tablet.

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