Sagawa Advance, a Japanese technology company, has developed a biometric identification system which is superior to those currently available.

It uses a infrared scanner which compares 40,000 data points of a person’s face to those of faces in its database.

The technology can be used to secure access to various institutions including medical, government and financial buildings.

It is so precise that it can tell identical twins apart. Sagawa Advance will sell the scanner and database set later this year at a price of 6,000,000 yen ($60,000 US) and expects to sell 40 sets during its first year of sales.

[source:Digital World Tokyo]

Have you ever went to open the garage door and found that the door was locked and then had to waste time looking around the house for the key? Or perhaps you went to the open door to garage and had forgotten the pin number? If either scenario is familiar then you can really appreciate the Master Lock.

The Master Lock garage door opener from smartTouch uses a biometric scanner to read your fingerprint. Once your identity has been validated you may then gain access to the garage door. With this device there are no numbers to memorize and no keys to carry around.

The Master Lock can hold up to 20 different fingerprints and costs $129.95. It can be purchased here.

[source: coolest-gadgets.com]

Fujitsu has developed a biometric device that uses a person’s palm to identify them. When connected to a computer this device, called the “PalmSecure”, scans the the vein pattern underneath an individual’s palm and then searches for a match within a database. If a match is found the individual may then gain access to the computer system. This device appears to work in a similar manner to the system developed by Hitachi. …Continue reading … »

In September Hitachi will begin testing their new biometric cardless credit payment system called “finger vein money”. This system allows customers to pay for purchases using only their finger. The finger vein money system uses technology Hitachi has developed that authenticates a person’s identify by checking the patterns of the blood vessels in the individual’s finger. …Continue reading … »

Porsche’s design studio, aptly name Porsche Design, is know for their very stylish designs. They continue that tradition with the very stylish P’9521 cellphone.
Its construction is very unique, the cellphone is milled from a single block of aluminum and its screen is made with scratch resistant mineral glass. The screen is very functional as well, it rotates 180 degrees.
Also of interest is the P’9521’s built-in 3.2 megapixel digital camera and MP3 player. Its rarest feature, however, is its fingerprint reader which will keep your cellphones data from the eyes of strangers.
The use of biometric technology in cellphones is just begining, but it is a welcome addition. The P’9521 is priced at $1600 USD and will be available in Europe in the fall of 2007.
It will be available in the US in the spring 2008.

[source:Chip Chick]

If your cellphone was lost or stolen wouldn’t it be great if it had some really strong security feature built into it that prevented the information on it from being seen by prying eyes? Well, it seems that someone has decided to make that wish a reality. Oki of Japan, telecommunications manufacturer, has developed software that allows the cellphones camera to act as a biometric iris-scanner making it an excellent security feature. …Continue reading … »