LoJack on steroids for the laptop

Technology blog Engadget is reporting that Intel is about to debut LoJack like technology for laptops. Few details are available about the technology. Ars Technica had the original post on the subject. Let’s hope it does more than track down a lost notebook. It’s either got to have functionality to brick a laptop, erasing all data, or make the data completely useless to thieves.  Ars said the technology would prevent the laptop from booting. Lenovo, Fujitsu, Phoenix, and McAfee are partnering with Intel on the technology.

By the way, LoJack currently licenses out technology to track down laptops in the event of theft. Dell sells the protection in a line of laptops for businesses. The software is available on some sites for about $90.