Turn your ThinkPad into lightsaber

Recent IBM/Lenovo ThinkPad models have HDAPS (Hard Drive Active Protection System) support. HDAP's ShockMgr API is accessible to developers, by reverse engineering. For scripting languages like Perl, it's pretty straightforward to read the Accelerometer data from ShockMgr device.

So here it comes: ThinkPad Saber. It would be familiar as a ThinkPad clone of MacSaber if you're a Mac Geek.

The code is written in Perl, and is available at my public svn repository. You can also download the self executable package (of course for Win32) from releases directory.

Comments

[Kevin]

I am experiencing problems with ThinkPad saber. On my R50 it launches and plays the 1st sound and then stops, whether I shake the ThinkPad or not. What could be the reason of this?
Hope to get an answer in a near future!

Kevin.

[myT]

would be nice to use the ThinkPad accelerometer to protect your notebook from being stolen. When a movement is detected while locked, a loud alarm should sound. I think this would be a little more useful compared to the nice saber ;)

[Piddlyd]

I get the same thing on a T61. Launches, makes a sound, and then nothing. Latest version. .023.

[candelarion]

I love how all the sounds are late. LOL Thats the motion detection of a Thinkpad eh? HAHA nice :)