CES – Global travelers now have a high-tech security solution to protect their passport and other valuables with the 2015 International CES® debut of the iPassport from the iWallet Corporation (OTCQB: IWAL), the leading secure luxury, techcessories company.
The iPassport’s striking carbon fiber design provides a spacious main compartment with ample room for essential travel documents and up to four credit cards, protected with a biometric locking mechanism, RFID-protection (radio-frequency identification) to shield sensitive embedded data from hackers and Bluetooth®Smart tethering technology to connect your smartphone.
The iPassport, a 2015 International CES Innovation Awards Honoree, as well as the company’s flagship iWallet, are on display at the prestigious 2015 International CES® held in Las Vegas, NV in CES Tech East, South Hall (S1) of the LVCC, Gold Lot at booth 80124 in the Personal Privacy and Cyber Security Marketplace.
“In response to more than 40 million passports being reported lost or stolen since 2002, governments throughout the world have invested in watermarks, encryption and the embedding of RFID chips to combat passport forgery,” said Jack Chadsey, CEO of iWallet Corporation. “All U.S. passports issued since 2007 are embedded with RFID chips making them a growing target for hackers. The iPassport is equipped with numerous safeguards designed to thwart hackers and thieves, including the ability to block RFID scanners, giving consumers piece of mind while traveling internationally, while still allowing them to be fashionable and trendy.”
With standing orders in hand from major global retailers, the new iPassport ($599) features:
Biometric Lock
iPassport integrates a highly reliable biometric touch sensor for identity verification. Silicon fingerprint capture technology, with a capture area of 10.4 x 14.4mm, provides high-quality fingerprint images that deliver fast, accurate and reliable results.
Bluetooth® 4.0 Smart Tethering Technology
Compatible with the most popular smart devices (iOS, Android, Windows Phone), iPassport's Bluetooth 4.0 Smart tethering function sounds an alarm when one of the devices leaves a pre-defined geographic perimeter.
RFID Protection
iPassport protects your sensitive embedded information from hackers using discreet scanners that can read RFID (radio- frequency identification) tags that are located in passports as well as most credit cards.
Lithium-Ion Battery
The iPassport features a high-performance, lightweight 900mA lithium-ion battery that charges faster and lasts longer than your average battery. A once-a-month charge via a standard Micro-USB charger is all that is needed.
About iWallet
Headquartered in San Diego, California, iWallet (www.iwalletusa.com) is a secure, luxury techcessories company, focused on its robust patent and trademark portfolio in the growing biometric market and combining the latest security features with luxury appointments. iWallet is licensed by Apple Inc. as an official Accessory Developer.
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