A new device, which enables users to receive TV programmes worldwide including pornographic channels, is selling like hot cakes in China.
The illegal USB flash drive, once plugged into a computer, could automatically scans the Internet for more than 5,000 channels across the world - all in high definition.
They can be found in Qiujiang Road - one of Shanghai's most popular locations for electrical products - with prices ranging from 30 to 180 yuan (RM14 – RM84), depending on the quality and number of channels received.Some vendors also offer "special" TV USB drives that specifically scan adult channels with pornographic or extreme violence content.
Such products may retail for 200 yuan (RM93).
Such products may retail for 200 yuan (RM93).
Certain enterprising vendors have even started bundling these with illegally modified WLAN cards that crack other Wi-Fi users' accounts to provide free Internet access.
On China's biggest online trading platform - Taobao.com - one vendor started to sell the pornographic TV USB drives several days ago.
Using pictures of scantily clad women to attract customers, the retailer hinted that men would especially like the channels that were on offer.
Shanghai Daily tested a 100-yuan (RM46) product said to be able to scan all the news channels across the world.
The software started to scan and buffer seconds after plugged into a computer but the videos could only be played in a very small player bundled with the device and the picture quality was poor.
Instead the USB drives are standard flash disks with special software that may also be downloaded and used on computers with Internet access.
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