iTwin Connect

❱❱ PRICE $129(around£83) 

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The idea behind iTwin’s ingenious USB device is simple: to make remote connection between two computers as easy and secure as possible. To set up your connection, simply split the double-ended USB stick in half, plug one into the computer you need to access and the other into the PC or laptop you’re accessing it from; once you’ve installed the client software on each and set up an account, you’re connected. At its most basic level, the iTwin connection gives you remote desktop control over the remote PC, and VPN access to shared fi les. Nothing unusual, you might think, but the difference with this handy USB device is that the connection is hardware-encrypted, and, since the key is embedded in each half of the stick, the connection is completely private. This isn’t the end of the iTwin’s talents, however. The ingenious Teleport Me function uses the fi rm’s servers in the US, Europe and Singapore to effectively browse from those locations, thus sidestepping geographic restrictions. You can also use the feature to browse your home PC’s internet connection, enabling you to watch BBC iPlayer from abroad, for example. Considering you’d normally pay a subscription for such a service and it’s available for no extra charge here, it makes the iTwin Connect a bit of a bargain, even without the encrypted VPN and remote desktop features.

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