These USB condoms offer protection for your devices

Yes, because your USB devices need protection too. And no, there's nothing kinky about it.

A company is selling condoms for USB devices, especially for smartphones that may need to be plugged into a USB port to recharge.

"'USB Condoms' prevent accidental data exchange when your device is plugged in to another device with a USB cable. USB Condoms achieve this by cutting off the data pins in the USB cable and allowing only the power pins to connect through.Thus, these 'USB Condoms' prevent attacks like 'juice jacking,'" said the maker, int3.cc.

It said the condoms allow a user to charge a phone on a work computer—or charging stations in public—without worrying that data could be stolen or wiped.

A separate report on PC World said the condom allows only the power pins to come into contact with the port.

It added juice jacking has been a point of discussion among hackers.

But it added the USB Condom is not an entirely new idea, as designer Ko Yang came up with a concept “USB Condom” in 2009.

"(T)he product renderings were posted on Yanko Design. However, itc3.cc’s version appears to be a real product; it will be sold starting on September 16, and while the price isn’t listed, Fast Company reports that it will be 'priced very very cheaply,'" PC World added. — VC, GMA News