Invisibly Secure Your Gear Against Theft

Much better than Dippin' Dots, here's DataDots, a new system for asset identification and help in tagging goods that you fear may be stolen.

DataDots are, well, dots, too small to see easily without squinting and impossible to read without magnification. (See photo, actual size.) Each of the microscopic items are branded with a serial number, a unique code that's laser etched onto the tiny dot's surface. You simply apply the dots to your laptop (which are mixed into a UV-based adhesive that you paint on), cell phone, or automobile, and register the unique code with the DataDots database.

If your equipment is stolen, you now have a way to identify that it's really yours. Potential thieves won't be able to peel the stickers off because they won't be able to see them. A set of 500 dots costs only $20, enough to mark five to 10 pieces of equipment.