BIOS Mag brings word that IBM will be selling a version of its ThinkPad T42 laptop with a built-in biometric fingerprint reader — they claim it's the first of its kind.

It's an interesting option, and from a personal security standpoint, I can see how it would add an extra bit of security, but I do wonder if any security admins out there are really finding fingerprint readers to be a critical part of a company's defense infrastructure — enough to warrant the extra $180 or so the add-on costs. Anyone deploying biometric lockouts by default in your organization?

Press Release [BIOS]

Update: Yeah, it's not the first. (Thanks, Joe!)
MPC TransPort T2200 Review [PCWorld]

Update Update: Fujitsu has one, too. (Thanks, Dan!)
Product Page [FujitsuPC]

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