http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/phoenix-freeze-turns-your-bluetooth-phone-into-a-proximity-lock/ Engadget Comments for Phoenix Freeze turns your Bluetooth phone into a proximity lock http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/phoenix-freeze-turns-your-bluetooth-phone-into-a-proximity-lock/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/phoenix-freeze-turns-your-bluetooth-phone-into-a-proximity-lock/]]>May 6th 2009 1:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/phoenix-freeze-turns-your-bluetooth-phone-into-a-proximity-lock/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/phoenix-freeze-turns-your-bluetooth-phone-into-a-proximity-lock/
]]>May 6th 2009 4:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/phoenix-freeze-turns-your-bluetooth-phone-into-a-proximity-lock/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/phoenix-freeze-turns-your-bluetooth-phone-into-a-proximity-lock/May 6th 2009 5:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/phoenix-freeze-turns-your-bluetooth-phone-into-a-proximity-lock/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/phoenix-freeze-turns-your-bluetooth-phone-into-a-proximity-lock/May 6th 2009 5:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/phoenix-freeze-turns-your-bluetooth-phone-into-a-proximity-lock/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/phoenix-freeze-turns-your-bluetooth-phone-into-a-proximity-lock/or even easier:

windows key + L ]]>May 6th 2009 5:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/phoenix-freeze-turns-your-bluetooth-phone-into-a-proximity-lock/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/phoenix-freeze-turns-your-bluetooth-phone-into-a-proximity-lock/
This is perfect.]]>May 7th 2009 9:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/phoenix-freeze-turns-your-bluetooth-phone-into-a-proximity-lock/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/phoenix-freeze-turns-your-bluetooth-phone-into-a-proximity-lock/
Windows key + L is just fine for me. Leaving my phone's bluetooth on would just suck the life out of the battery in half a day.]]>May 7th 2009 3:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/phoenix-freeze-turns-your-bluetooth-phone-into-a-proximity-lock/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/phoenix-freeze-turns-your-bluetooth-phone-into-a-proximity-lock/May 6th 2009 1:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/phoenix-freeze-turns-your-bluetooth-phone-into-a-proximity-lock/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/phoenix-freeze-turns-your-bluetooth-phone-into-a-proximity-lock/http://sourceforge.net/projects/blueproximity/]]>May 6th 2009 1:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/phoenix-freeze-turns-your-bluetooth-phone-into-a-proximity-lock/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/phoenix-freeze-turns-your-bluetooth-phone-into-a-proximity-lock/May 6th 2009 2:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/phoenix-freeze-turns-your-bluetooth-phone-into-a-proximity-lock/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/phoenix-freeze-turns-your-bluetooth-phone-into-a-proximity-lock/May 6th 2009 3:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/phoenix-freeze-turns-your-bluetooth-phone-into-a-proximity-lock/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/phoenix-freeze-turns-your-bluetooth-phone-into-a-proximity-lock/May 6th 2009 5:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/phoenix-freeze-turns-your-bluetooth-phone-into-a-proximity-lock/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/phoenix-freeze-turns-your-bluetooth-phone-into-a-proximity-lock/May 6th 2009 5:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/phoenix-freeze-turns-your-bluetooth-phone-into-a-proximity-lock/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/phoenix-freeze-turns-your-bluetooth-phone-into-a-proximity-lock/http://reduxcomputing.com/proximity.php]]>May 6th 2009 6:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/phoenix-freeze-turns-your-bluetooth-phone-into-a-proximity-lock/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/phoenix-freeze-turns-your-bluetooth-phone-into-a-proximity-lock/
http://github.com/jcs/blueping/tree/master]]>May 6th 2009 6:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/phoenix-freeze-turns-your-bluetooth-phone-into-a-proximity-lock/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/phoenix-freeze-turns-your-bluetooth-phone-into-a-proximity-lock/May 6th 2009 7:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/phoenix-freeze-turns-your-bluetooth-phone-into-a-proximity-lock/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/phoenix-freeze-turns-your-bluetooth-phone-into-a-proximity-lock/May 6th 2009 1:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/phoenix-freeze-turns-your-bluetooth-phone-into-a-proximity-lock/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/phoenix-freeze-turns-your-bluetooth-phone-into-a-proximity-lock/May 6th 2009 1:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/phoenix-freeze-turns-your-bluetooth-phone-into-a-proximity-lock/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/phoenix-freeze-turns-your-bluetooth-phone-into-a-proximity-lock/May 6th 2009 1:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/phoenix-freeze-turns-your-bluetooth-phone-into-a-proximity-lock/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/phoenix-freeze-turns-your-bluetooth-phone-into-a-proximity-lock/May 6th 2009 1:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/phoenix-freeze-turns-your-bluetooth-phone-into-a-proximity-lock/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/phoenix-freeze-turns-your-bluetooth-phone-into-a-proximity-lock/
http://www.salling.com]]>May 6th 2009 1:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/phoenix-freeze-turns-your-bluetooth-phone-into-a-proximity-lock/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/phoenix-freeze-turns-your-bluetooth-phone-into-a-proximity-lock/http://members.lycos.co.uk/wuul/bluelock/readme.html

apparently BlueLock does this for windows xp for free.

i can't find any free mac software that does this though...]]>May 6th 2009 2:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/phoenix-freeze-turns-your-bluetooth-phone-into-a-proximity-lock/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/phoenix-freeze-turns-your-bluetooth-phone-into-a-proximity-lock/May 7th 2009 12:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/phoenix-freeze-turns-your-bluetooth-phone-into-a-proximity-lock/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/phoenix-freeze-turns-your-bluetooth-phone-into-a-proximity-lock/:]]]>May 6th 2009 1:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/phoenix-freeze-turns-your-bluetooth-phone-into-a-proximity-lock/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/phoenix-freeze-turns-your-bluetooth-phone-into-a-proximity-lock/May 6th 2009 1:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/phoenix-freeze-turns-your-bluetooth-phone-into-a-proximity-lock/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/phoenix-freeze-turns-your-bluetooth-phone-into-a-proximity-lock/May 6th 2009 2:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/phoenix-freeze-turns-your-bluetooth-phone-into-a-proximity-lock/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/phoenix-freeze-turns-your-bluetooth-phone-into-a-proximity-lock/May 6th 2009 2:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/phoenix-freeze-turns-your-bluetooth-phone-into-a-proximity-lock/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/phoenix-freeze-turns-your-bluetooth-phone-into-a-proximity-lock/May 6th 2009 2:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/phoenix-freeze-turns-your-bluetooth-phone-into-a-proximity-lock/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/phoenix-freeze-turns-your-bluetooth-phone-into-a-proximity-lock/May 6th 2009 2:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/phoenix-freeze-turns-your-bluetooth-phone-into-a-proximity-lock/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/phoenix-freeze-turns-your-bluetooth-phone-into-a-proximity-lock/
+1 for putting up with it!]]>May 6th 2009 3:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/phoenix-freeze-turns-your-bluetooth-phone-into-a-proximity-lock/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/phoenix-freeze-turns-your-bluetooth-phone-into-a-proximity-lock/
Dude you comment made me shoot coffee out of my nose.]]>May 6th 2009 6:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/phoenix-freeze-turns-your-bluetooth-phone-into-a-proximity-lock/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/phoenix-freeze-turns-your-bluetooth-phone-into-a-proximity-lock/May 6th 2009 1:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/phoenix-freeze-turns-your-bluetooth-phone-into-a-proximity-lock/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/phoenix-freeze-turns-your-bluetooth-phone-into-a-proximity-lock/May 6th 2009 1:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/phoenix-freeze-turns-your-bluetooth-phone-into-a-proximity-lock/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/phoenix-freeze-turns-your-bluetooth-phone-into-a-proximity-lock/May 6th 2009 1:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/phoenix-freeze-turns-your-bluetooth-phone-into-a-proximity-lock/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/phoenix-freeze-turns-your-bluetooth-phone-into-a-proximity-lock/May 6th 2009 2:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/phoenix-freeze-turns-your-bluetooth-phone-into-a-proximity-lock/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/phoenix-freeze-turns-your-bluetooth-phone-into-a-proximity-lock/May 6th 2009 2:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/phoenix-freeze-turns-your-bluetooth-phone-into-a-proximity-lock/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/phoenix-freeze-turns-your-bluetooth-phone-into-a-proximity-lock/May 6th 2009 2:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/phoenix-freeze-turns-your-bluetooth-phone-into-a-proximity-lock/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/phoenix-freeze-turns-your-bluetooth-phone-into-a-proximity-lock/
Of course it's configurable; otherwise there would definitely be times you don't want an automatic login.]]>May 6th 2009 2:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/phoenix-freeze-turns-your-bluetooth-phone-into-a-proximity-lock/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/phoenix-freeze-turns-your-bluetooth-phone-into-a-proximity-lock/May 6th 2009 2:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/phoenix-freeze-turns-your-bluetooth-phone-into-a-proximity-lock/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/phoenix-freeze-turns-your-bluetooth-phone-into-a-proximity-lock/May 6th 2009 2:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/phoenix-freeze-turns-your-bluetooth-phone-into-a-proximity-lock/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/phoenix-freeze-turns-your-bluetooth-phone-into-a-proximity-lock/May 6th 2009 4:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/phoenix-freeze-turns-your-bluetooth-phone-into-a-proximity-lock/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/phoenix-freeze-turns-your-bluetooth-phone-into-a-proximity-lock/
Ideally I would like software that works with a webcam to automatically log me in when I sit down at the computer with facial recognition. Anybody use software that does this?]]>May 6th 2009 2:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/phoenix-freeze-turns-your-bluetooth-phone-into-a-proximity-lock/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/phoenix-freeze-turns-your-bluetooth-phone-into-a-proximity-lock/May 6th 2009 3:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/phoenix-freeze-turns-your-bluetooth-phone-into-a-proximity-lock/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/phoenix-freeze-turns-your-bluetooth-phone-into-a-proximity-lock/the only problem is you have to login to windows, then when you lock it it unlocks using facial recognition...
I have yet to see one that *works* before windows is up and running. i think Toshiba was trying for a while, but it's still not worth getting a Toshiba POS.]]>May 6th 2009 3:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/phoenix-freeze-turns-your-bluetooth-phone-into-a-proximity-lock/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/phoenix-freeze-turns-your-bluetooth-phone-into-a-proximity-lock/May 7th 2009 9:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/phoenix-freeze-turns-your-bluetooth-phone-into-a-proximity-lock/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/phoenix-freeze-turns-your-bluetooth-phone-into-a-proximity-lock/
Has anyone purchased a subscription? what's the price? thanks.]]>May 6th 2009 2:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/phoenix-freeze-turns-your-bluetooth-phone-into-a-proximity-lock/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/phoenix-freeze-turns-your-bluetooth-phone-into-a-proximity-lock/May 6th 2009 2:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/phoenix-freeze-turns-your-bluetooth-phone-into-a-proximity-lock/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/phoenix-freeze-turns-your-bluetooth-phone-into-a-proximity-lock/
Even laptop manufacturers can make this a simple addon, especially if some media laptops already have a small remote to control them.]]>May 6th 2009 2:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/phoenix-freeze-turns-your-bluetooth-phone-into-a-proximity-lock/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/phoenix-freeze-turns-your-bluetooth-phone-into-a-proximity-lock/
http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.7242]]>May 6th 2009 3:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/phoenix-freeze-turns-your-bluetooth-phone-into-a-proximity-lock/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/phoenix-freeze-turns-your-bluetooth-phone-into-a-proximity-lock/
For instance, I could be in the next room or the floor above/below and the computer could inadvertently pick up my Bluetooth phone, causing itself to unlock the workstation. If it can detect I'm gone further than three feet and no more, then it can really be a perfect solution. Otherwise, the strength of the Bluetooth radios in each of the devices could make or break these kinds of software products.]]>May 6th 2009 2:43PM