The Hindu Business Line : <I>Your face will be the password to your notebook</I>

Your face will be the password for the new notebooks that Lenovo unveiled on Wednesday in the Indian market. Lenovo 3000 series Y300 and Y500 incorporate a unique feature of biometric face recognition technology that takes a digital snapshot of the user and extracts key features of the users' face and creates a digital map that becomes the system's password.

Face Recognition

While enhancing data security, the face recognition technology allows the notebooks to be used by multiple users seamlessly. In the event of an unauthorised attempt, the notebook photographs the user and stores the image in a log for verification. The face recognition feature is supported by Veriface Software.

"The new features are built in the laptop to make it consumer friendly, which can be used without the help of any IT guy. Easy-to-use and feature rich laptops are targeted at the consumers and SOHO segment in India," said Mr Ajay Mittal, Vice-President, Brand and marketing, Lenovo. 0"Our face recognition technology is the least intrusive biometric technology in the market" he said.

The Y500 has advanced Dolby Home Theater, a Shuttle Centre for easy navigation between features, a slot-in ODD and a TV Tuner card that combine together to make it an ideal notebook for multimedia enthusiasts. The shuttle centre is an audio and video entertainment platform, which helps the user navigate between menus without a mouse.

The Lenovo Y300 and Y500 series will be available in India from Thursday. The Lenovo 3000 Y 300 is priced at Rs 61,990 and the Y500 is priced between Rs 31,990 and Rs 69,990.

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