Actually folks. I’d worry less about losing the hardware and more worried about what sort of information you left on the hardware.
Especially when you have a smartphone or tablet.
I misplaced my nexus s one time, and oh my god I was freaking out. I didn’t have a screen lock on it because it’s a pita imho… But the phone has my unlocked gmail/yahoo accounts, my financial accounts, google checkout, paypal, amazon 1 click, and all my financial institutions.
Fortunately, I found it…And I immediately installed a remote-wipe application in case I do lose it…
