Lenovo to Introduce Remote Disable Feature

Lenovo plans to drive notebook thieves crazy by introducing an all-new security feature expected to fly by the first quarter of 2009. Called the Lenovo Remote Disable Feature, it will enable laptop owners to remotely render their devices useless with just a single text.

The Lenovo Remote Disable Feature will be installed on mobile-broadband enabled Lenovo ThinkPad notebooks. Basically, a user sets a specific command prompt the laptop will understand such as “lockdown PC now” or anything similar. When needed, the user could send a text message to the notebook received via mobile broadband that will render the device useless. If the computer isn’t switched on during that very moment, it will go into lockdown the moment it’s powered on. The user even gets a confirmation message if the feature worked properly. And, if you’re lucky enough to get your laptop back, you can disable the lockdown by inputting a password you specified beforehand. The feature will be included among the list of features for some ThinkPad models without additional costs.

Via JKOnTheRun