Hands-On With Lenovo IdeaPad Y510's Facial Recognition Software

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When the Lenovo IdeaPad Y510 arrived in our office, one of the first things we were eager to try out was the built- in facial recognition software. The new IdeaPad has a lot of cool features and it is one of the first notebooks to integrate software that lets you use your face as a password.

Our tests have shown that the software works pretty well. After registering my face, only I have been able to get past the Vista log in by sitting in front of the system. However, the system doesn't recognize me if I'm wearing sunglasses and a large hat. Watch how we put Lenovo's VeriFace face recognition to the test in the video below. Just to be clear: in the video, I say several times that the log in failed. In fact the IdeaPad didn't fail; we failed in our attempts to trick it!

Joanna Stern

Joanna Stern was a laptop reviewer and writer at Laptop Mag. She reviewed notebooks big and small, including models from MSI, Asus, Toshiba, and Lenovo. This was right at the beginning of her impressive career in journalism. Since then, she's become one of the most recognizable voices in consumer tech. Joanna now works with The Wall Street Journal, and was previously a founding editor at The Verge. After Laptop Mag, she worked at Engadget as a reviews editor. Joanna has won a News & Documentary Emmy Award as well as two Gerald Loeb Awards.