14 DAY TRIAL // The Bluetooth wireless technology is used for a lot of things, so Intel figured it might invent an anti-theft system reliant on it.
At Computex 2012, the company is demonstrating an alarm system that can be configured to go off when an ultrabook is taken outside the range of your phone.
A custom Android app designates the PC as the one in need of protection. When the selected range is exceeded, an alarm goes off on the PC.
Said alarm can only be stopped by a password and is accompanied by a phone alert.
There are some really big problems though. The range, for one, is short (five feet maximum), so don't expect a notification at work if your laptop is at home and your apartment gets sacked. Secondly, the anti-theft measure is not integrated with the other security features of ultrabooks (identity protection, boot-preventing “poison pill”, etc.).
On the bright side, this “anti-theft” measure can double as a means to make sure you don't forget your laptop anywhere.