Company Introduces In Cebu Market PCs Using Face Recognition Technology

CAN you use your face to log onto a computer system? Can a keyboard be anti-bacterial? Can you recover data in the event of a crash by pushing just one key in your computer? For Lenovo, the answer is yes to all three questions. These are some of the innovative features of the personal computers (PCs) that the leading vendor of PCs in the Asia-Pacific region is introducing to the Cebu market this week.

Paula Isabel de la Llana, Lenovo Philippines product manager, said yesterday that these new products are geared towards techsavvy and security conscious consumers.

She said the Lenovo Y300 notebook PC which has the face recognition technology feature. The computer takes a snapshot, extracts key features of the user's face and creates a digital map which is then used to log the user onto the system.

Vicky Agorilla, Lenovo Philippines country manager, said apart from our usual thrust on big business, "our thrust now is on the individual consumers." Agorilla said the Lenovo products are being used in call centers, shipping companies and even government agencies in the Philippines.

"We're launching the products here because we consider Cebu as one of our major markets in the Philippines," Agorilla said. The products launched yesterday are the Y300 and Y400 notebook PCs, the Lenovo Q and H desktop PC series.

"Recognizing that PCs are now an integral part of our lifestyle, this range of desktops and notebooks enable consumers to enhance productivity, entertainment and communication in one, easy-to-use package," Agorilla said. The Y400 has the "hidden touchpad" feature aside from the enhanced sound dedicated graphics card for entertainment uses.

The Lenovo H is for the home segment of the market. The desktop PC has an anti-bacterial keyboard and a one key recovery feature called the shuttle key that allows users to recover data if the computer crashes. Agorilla said that the keyboard is coated with silver ions which according to Japanese experts, inhibit the growth of bacteria.

Lenovo is the third global PC distributor and the no.1 in Asia-Pacific. The firm was formed with Lenovo Group's acquisition of the former IBM Personal Computing Division.

from Cebu Daily News
page23 29-March-2007

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