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Kensington Laptop Lock. The system consists of a small, metal-reinforced hole found commonly on small or portable computers and electronics equipment such as laptops, computer monitors, desktop computers, video game consoles, audio interfaces, and video projectors, combined with a metal anchor attached to a rubberized metal cable secured with a key or combination lock.
Kensington's first trackball mouse was the Turbo Mouse for Macintosh released in 1986 and trackballs have since been one of the major offerings by the company. Their first laptop physical security lock was made in 1992. [6] Kensington also produced accessories for portable devices like the iPod, including the Stereo Dock in 2005. [7]
The Kensington lock is a good solution for busy offices, but given enough time and/or proper tools, thieves can easily circumvent it. The proper tools for opening (certain) Kensington locks within a minute are a pencil, a roll of toilet paper and some tape. I guess you can indeed call it easily circumvented, but can you call it a good solution?
Tubular locks are commonly seen on bicycle locks (such as the Kryptonite lock), Kensington computer locks, elevators, and a variety of coin-operated devices such as vending machines, and coin-operated washing machines. Tubular pin tumbler locks are often considered to be safer and more resistant to picking than standard locks.
I propose that Kensington Security Slot be merged into Kensington Computer Products Group. The former does not appear to meet WP:PRODUCT. The Products Group article states that it is best known for this lock. -- Trevj 13:47, 10 July 2012 (UTC) I disagree, the article is well written and I do not think that it would make sense to merge it.
Built-in computer locks for access control were phased out by computer manufacturers in the 1990s as operating systems and other software incorporated user profiles with passwords, but computer locks to prevent theft are still in use, more commonly in the form of Kensington locks that attach cables to laptops and small desktops in an effort to ...