Now, here's a nifty laptop security feature: Two series of laptops from NEC will ship with an integrated facial recognition system called "face pass."

Or, at least, that's what it'll be called when it's sold in Europe or the U.S. But since the laptops are debuting in Japan, the correct name is "kao pass."

Laptop users are asked to submit three facial photos when creating a user profile.The laptops ship with an integrated 2.0 megapixel camera that scans your features when you want to log on. The scan is then compared to your profile shots by a software program called NeoFace. NeoFace focuses primarily on the eye zone and certain facial features, according to a report from Phsyorg.com.

NEC says its system works even if you try to throw it off with glasses, hats, a different haircut or even facial hair. You know what this means, of course? That's right: Even the classic Groucho Marx get-up won't fool NeoFace.

The article notes the system was originally designed to help with sec