Identity, Security, Payments, Biometrics, Smart Cards and Authentication News

Fingerprint sweep sensor production

Wednesday, September 29, 2004

The sweep sensor, where you run your finger down the sensor as opposed to just placing it on a square sensor, is making headway. It’s already appearing on cell phones, and now USB drives. The advantages of the sweep sensor include a lower cost and less space requirements (great for portable devices). If you have a larger finger, then it also makes it easier to obtain a full image. However, there is room for more user error as the training for this type of sensor is a little more intense than just learning how to place a finger on a square.

Read Biometric baggage: fingerprint unlocks USB drive. Read more about the USB drive: Lexar device puts passwords at your fingertips. [end] 

Related Articles
Fujitsu debuts AuthenTec fingerprint sensor in new smart phone

AuthenTec has announced that its AES850 smart fingerprint sensor has been integrated into a new Fujitsu smart phone, the REGZA Phone T-01D.

With AuthenTec’s AES850, the Android 2.3-based phone can be locked and unlocked via a quick scan of the user’s fingerprint. The sensor can also be used to control access to applications on the phone as well as provide greater security for NFC-enabled mobile payments.

read more »
VeriTeQ acquires VeriChip implantable microchip, focuses on patient and animal ID

VeriTeQ announced it has acquired the VeriChip implantable microchip and related technologies and Health Link Web-based personal health record (PHR) from Positive ID. VeriChip is the FDA-cleared RFID implantable microchip for humans and patient identification.

read more »
Survey: French want fingerprint payments

A recent survey conducted by Wincor Nixdorf shows that a strong majority of French consumers are interested in using fingerprint scanning technology to secure transactions.

read more »
Precise develops smart cases for mobile devices

Precise Biometrics has developed a new line of “smart cases” for brands of tablets and smart phones to be released in 2012 and 2013. The new smart cases have built-in card reader and fingerprint sensor enabling users to both secure their devices as well as replace various password-based security for protected online sites and applications.

read more »
NIST seeks proposals for Web-enabled biometric device

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) wants to see a biometric scanning device that has Web-enabled communication and control that’s built on a publicly-available specification, reports Bank Info Security. To that end, it’s looking for proposals for such a device.

read more »
SICK's new readers and labels for automotive production

SICK Group, a producer of sensors and sensor solutions for industrial applications, announced a range of new RFID readers and labels designed for identification in the automotive industry.

read more »

Copyright © 2012, AVISIAN, Inc. All rights reserved.