Apple's U.S. patent, filed in 2004, has officially gone through, making way for new theft-free mobile devices from the company.
The idea behind this is to make mobile devices detect the motions – experts say that during a theft, there are many 'unusual' movements, such as bumping and shaking. If the device, like an iPod or Mac, can detect these unusual movements, it can lock the system, or even set off an alarm.
Theoretically, it is possible - however, if it would work with the average person is yet to be seen. With the bumping and shaking that a college student deals with when riding a bus, or running, is the idea of an alarm on their laptops that goes off a great idea?
Apple's fans are hoping that long-term studies will be done before they implement it fully.
One element of the patent also points out that the software to control this could be adjusted, or even turned off - you could set the sensitivity so that every day activities (like riding a bus) wouldn't set off the alarm.
The real question, of course, is this – what does this mean for mobile security everywhere? Will cell phones too someday have such security, and will we see a decrease in the theft of mobile devices?
Thanks to Ashley at Core Solutions for the heads up. |
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