[ale] lojack for laptops?

[Bob Toxen]

On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 02:52:24PM -0500, Preston Boyington wrote:
> Geoffrey wrote:
> > Anyone use any software like this?  I'm considering it for my daughter's 
> > macbook as she heads off to Tech in the fall.
> > 
> > Suggestions, recommendations?
> > 
> > Anyone know of anything like this for Linux??
> > 

> I would love a hardware solution.  That way the thief wouldn't need to
> power on the unit for the locator to work.
Uh, is that like the Pointy Hair Boss saying that he wanted the unit
to have a light that comes on when the battery is dead?  Yes there was
Dilbert about this.  Sorry I couldn't resist.

Seriously, this would be a device physically attached to this but not
electrically connected -- since all such PCMCIA cards and such don't
have power unless the laptop is running.  Hence, it's not really laptop
related as you could just as easily attach it to your pen (if it were
small enough).

> Early possibilities for this seem to be a company called S5 Wireless
> (http://www.s5w.com/):
> 
> http://www.gadgetvenue.com/s5-gps-like-tracking-device-is-tiny-12174830/

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