Now if they pair it with an app on the idevice that will alarm real loud when the connector is removed and will work no matter what the volume is set to and prevents you from turning off the device, then you have a winner...I would buy one....
Now if they pair it with an app on the idevice that will alarm real loud when the connector is removed and will work no matter what the volume is set to and prevents you from turning off the device, then you have a winner...I would buy one....
If hypothetically I was thief and tried to grab-and-dash with someone's device and had an alarm like that go off, my first reaction would be to throw the device at the ground as hard as I could to shut it up before continuing to run away. Not my device anyways, all I'd care about at that point is getting away....
Damn Apple and it's proprietary connectors! The world demands openness!
I realize this was probably intended to be humorous, but just in case it was a serious comment, I respectfully disagree. The world demands convenience. The world demands things that are simple and not confusing. If that goal is best achieved by an industry-wide standard, great. If it's best achieved through other means, that's fine too.
It's been my experience that openness is usually only demanded by those who need/want access to the proprietary technology - like application developers and manufacturers of competing products. And people who are more interested in politics than in products.
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Originally Posted by dahacouk
I wonder how they'll do this locking with the new iDevice cable. ;-)
I'm sure Apple has considered it. They probably have a means for the new cable to support locking tabs as well.
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Originally Posted by ombra2105
Talk about old news, these nifty cables have been in place at the Apple Stores in London and Glasgow for about 2.5 years...
Interesting. I haven't seen them here in the US. For the iDevices, I've seen them secured with the sticky-pad described in the article. I've also seen cables using the lock slot, and I've seen alarm cables connected to the Ethernet port.
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Originally Posted by lilgto64
Well Duh - if you released the same cable to the public you would also have to provide instructions and or the special tool required to remove it - which would then render the security of the cables at the store null and void.
I assume a consumer version of this cable would have a key or combination lock on the connector and would not simply require a special tool.
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Originally Posted by bluefish86
If hypothetically I was thief and tried to grab-and-dash with someone's device and had an alarm like that go off, my first reaction would be to throw the device at the ground as hard as I could to shut it up before continuing to run away. Not my device anyways, all I'd care about at that point is getting away....
You're a much more violent man than I would expect of most thieves. I think most would simply drop the device and run, not take the extra time to smash it to pieces.
Now if they pair it with an app on the idevice that will alarm real loud when the connector is removed and will work no matter what the volume is set to and prevents you from turning off the device, then you have a winner...I would buy one....
Such products already exist. A Google search found the Mi-Zone Bluetooth Proximity Alarm. This is a BlueTooth key fob that you pair with your device. If the two get separated by more than a configured amount, both sound an alarm. (So it can protect your keyring as well as your phone.)
This is probably more useful than a cable-based solution for when you're using your device in a public place.
Wow, I would really like to get my hands on some of these cables. They would be perfect for my line of work. Right now we use Anchorpad products and they require adhesive.
I wish Apple would sell these products to the public or a company like Kensington would take advantage of this idea.
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Originally Posted by OllieWallieWhiskers
magnets, how do they work?
Read the previous posts. No magnets.
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Originally Posted by icoco3
Now if they pair it with an app on the idevice that will alarm real loud when the connector is removed and will work no matter what the volume is set to and prevents you from turning off the device, then you have a winner...I would buy one....
How is that superior to the Find My iPhone app?
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Originally Posted by Harbinger
How is that superior to the Find My iPhone app?
They can be used together obviously...
Also, if it is at my desk and I step away, how far do you think it will go if someone grabs it in the office? Or at the local coffee shop??
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Originally Posted by icoco3
Now if they pair it with an app on the idevice that will alarm real loud when the connector is removed and will work no matter what the volume is set to and prevents you from turning off the device, then you have a winner...I would buy one....
If hypothetically I was thief and tried to grab-and-dash with someone's device and had an alarm like that go off, my first reaction would be to throw the device at the ground as hard as I could to shut it up before continuing to run away. Not my device anyways, all I'd care about at that point is getting away....
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Originally Posted by sennen
Damn Apple and it's proprietary connectors! The world demands openness!
I realize this was probably intended to be humorous, but just in case it was a serious comment, I respectfully disagree. The world demands convenience. The world demands things that are simple and not confusing. If that goal is best achieved by an industry-wide standard, great. If it's best achieved through other means, that's fine too.
It's been my experience that openness is usually only demanded by those who need/want access to the proprietary technology - like application developers and manufacturers of competing products. And people who are more interested in politics than in products.
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Originally Posted by dahacouk
I wonder how they'll do this locking with the new iDevice cable. ;-)
I'm sure Apple has considered it. They probably have a means for the new cable to support locking tabs as well.
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Originally Posted by ombra2105
Talk about old news, these nifty cables have been in place at the Apple Stores in London and Glasgow for about 2.5 years...
Interesting. I haven't seen them here in the US. For the iDevices, I've seen them secured with the sticky-pad described in the article. I've also seen cables using the lock slot, and I've seen alarm cables connected to the Ethernet port.
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Originally Posted by lilgto64
Well Duh - if you released the same cable to the public you would also have to provide instructions and or the special tool required to remove it - which would then render the security of the cables at the store null and void.
I assume a consumer version of this cable would have a key or combination lock on the connector and would not simply require a special tool.
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Originally Posted by bluefish86
If hypothetically I was thief and tried to grab-and-dash with someone's device and had an alarm like that go off, my first reaction would be to throw the device at the ground as hard as I could to shut it up before continuing to run away. Not my device anyways, all I'd care about at that point is getting away....
You're a much more violent man than I would expect of most thieves. I think most would simply drop the device and run, not take the extra time to smash it to pieces.
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Originally Posted by icoco3
Now if they pair it with an app on the idevice that will alarm real loud when the connector is removed and will work no matter what the volume is set to and prevents you from turning off the device, then you have a winner...I would buy one....
Such products already exist. A Google search found the Mi-Zone Bluetooth Proximity Alarm. This is a BlueTooth key fob that you pair with your device. If the two get separated by more than a configured amount, both sound an alarm. (So it can protect your keyring as well as your phone.)
This is probably more useful than a cable-based solution for when you're using your device in a public place.
Wow, I would really like to get my hands on some of these cables. They would be perfect for my line of work. Right now we use Anchorpad products and they require adhesive.
I wish Apple would sell these products to the public or a company like Kensington would take advantage of this idea.