fingerprint reader
Photos: Apple tablet: What's on our wish list
Photo Fingerprint-resistant 10-inch screen The fingerprint-resistant coating on the new iPhone 3GS seems to work well, so we hope it'll be used here as well. Let usby posting a reader comment... [05 Aug 2009]
Revealed: £12.4m cost of pilots' ID cards project
News Spending on the wider ID cards project was revealed in the IPS accounts, which showed the IPS spent £85.1m on developing tech for the National Identity Scheme, which includes tech to support both ID cards and second generation biometric... [23 Jul 2009]
Apple patents point to fingerprint recognition?
News Three patent applications made by Apple were published on Thursday, covering technologies including haptics, fingerprint recognition and RFID. The fingerprint recognition patent is not really to do with... [06 Jul 2009]
Windows 7: Now with one-third fewer annoying prompts
News Now, a user can insert a card into a smart card reader built into a laptop and either enter a personal identification number or use a fingerprint to access the data, he said. Windows 7 boosts remote... [21 Apr 2009]
Photos: What will be in your pocket this year?
Photo MWC also saw Acer announce a slide-out Qwerty Windows Mobile smartphone called the M900, which incorporates a fingerprint reader for security lovers (pictured just under the Acer logo). The handset that... [24 Feb 2009]
Is that a police station in your pocket?
News Handheld fingerprint readers will also be made available to police across the UK from 2010 as part of Project Midas, allowing officers to perform on the spot ID checks without having to take suspects back to the station. [16 Dec 2008]
Inbox: Brits baying for blood over ID
Comment Fingerprint for IDs, i.e.biometrics, is only seen to be opposed by people who are dishonest or are on the edge of dishonesty. For example, if a bank has your fingerprint to say that it is you withdrawing... [24 Nov 2008]
'Uncloneable' biometric passports pass the test
News The second generation ePassports, due to be introduced in the UK in 2011/12, will be fitted with a RFID chip containing fingerprint scans and personal details, which will feature security measures to guard the data... [22 Sep 2008]
Liverpool midwives cull paper with 3G laptops
News Chaudry said the laptops were chosen as they were lightweight and also have a fingerprint reader, adding a layer of biometric security to the process. Even after the midwife has verified his or her... [27 Aug 2008]
Gadget Watch: Fujitsu Siemens LifeBook P8010
Photo Fingerprint reader; lightweight chassis; integrated 3G Considering hitting the shops at the weekend? Looking for inspiration? Check out the first in our new series of gadget mini-reviews, courtesy of... [01 Aug 2008]
Leader: It's time for a data breach disclosure law
Leader The proposed national identity register for the ID card scheme will store even more data, including biometric information - what happens if your fingerprint records fall into the hands of identity thieves? [22 Nov 2007]
The Weekly Round-Up: 12.10.07
Round-Up Number two and three is a metallic slab from Porsche and Sagem that features bleak, industrial design married with a fingerprint reader. Another silicon.com reader, from Edinburgh,... [12 Oct 2007]
Photos: The rise of the luxury mobile
Photo Developed in collaboration with Sagem, the phone has been designed along minimalist, almost utilitarian, lines but it does have one fancy feature: a fingerprint reader for use as a security device.... [10 Oct 2007]
Add Fingerprint Scan-Based Security to Your .NET Applications Today
White Paper This paper shows how a person can use the GrFinger SDK to integrate the Microsoft Fingerprint Reader into the .NET applications. Once a user is registered, the next time he visits the office he can... [02 Jul 2007]
Biometric airport security gets thumbs-up
News The manual check before security is then replaced by an automatic barrier activated by the passenger's fingerprint and a biometric reader verifies the passenger again at the boarding gate.silicon.com's A... [20 Jun 2007]
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