I believe that's why they were originally added, to protect the disk in the event of a drop.
My early 2013 13" MBPr definitely has both an SSD and accelerometers, though I don't know if they kept them for later models.
Cool app/idea btw!
Nifty, except in public places I usually have speakers muted (I assume Macs have the same capability). I also always close the lid prior to unplugging - does this require changing power management settings?
1. It also sends you a notification (SMS or Yo notification), so you can do something about it
2. In a cafe or coworking space, when people steal stuff, they just pretend they're theirs. Bit harder to pretend in this case if you can't unlock it
Have to agree with a previous poster; I would imagine it's more likely that people would stare at the thief running out of the venue, rather than get involved and take a risk.
You can pick up a drawstring gymsack for a couple of bucks. It scrunches up to a very small size in your daily carry, and you can ensure any valuables are secure on your back if you have to be away for a short time while the rest of your stuff stays at the table. Low tech, but has been effective for me so far.
1. Wait, what happens if the thief closes the macbook first?
2. Even if it works, wouldn't this be useless since the thief would not know about the app running? Ie most theft prevention mechanisms works because they manifestly inform the potential thief that it's not worth his trouble to bother with this one.
But if this is just an app running in the background - there is no 'warning' shown.
I'm one of the developers. We created the app and service this weekend at a hackathon so it's still very new.
We know there are limitations (especially: if you close the MacBook, the alarm will not work) but we're working on it. So thanks for all the feedback, it's very useful to know what areas we should address.
If you would like to write to us directly: @laplockapp. Thanks!
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[ 4.2 ms ] story [ 57.0 ms ] threadit would be nice if you could text back the PC to turn on it's speakers like a car alarm
(visit http://mrdoob.com/projects/chromeexperiments/google-gravity/ with Chrome on a MBPr)
The MacBooks with mechanical hard drives have the motion sensors.
Witness how car alarms are regularly ignored.
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You can pick up a drawstring gymsack for a couple of bucks. It scrunches up to a very small size in your daily carry, and you can ensure any valuables are secure on your back if you have to be away for a short time while the rest of your stuff stays at the table. Low tech, but has been effective for me so far.
2. Even if it works, wouldn't this be useless since the thief would not know about the app running? Ie most theft prevention mechanisms works because they manifestly inform the potential thief that it's not worth his trouble to bother with this one.
But if this is just an app running in the background - there is no 'warning' shown.
We know there are limitations (especially: if you close the MacBook, the alarm will not work) but we're working on it. So thanks for all the feedback, it's very useful to know what areas we should address.
If you would like to write to us directly: @laplockapp. Thanks!