Very interesting technology. I guess Hollywood can't show the typical scene where they cut off a guys finger which is then used to fool an access control system since the blood flow would be missing.
Startup: Fingerprint Reading through Gloves
Published May 07, 2014 04:00 AM
A fundamental limitation of typical fingerprint readers is that users must expose their fingers to be read. This is a serious issue in harsh environments where gloves are worn for warmth or protection. A startup has developed a new method to read fingerprints entirely: ultrasonically.
Inside, we examine the new product, what makes it fundamentally different, and what to expect for access control applications.
Sound, *** ******
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Product *******
*** ******* ** ******** ** *********** ultrasonic ************** ******* ******* *****. *** ******* *** ** ***** the **** ** ** *******-******* ********** wireless****** ******** ** ** ******* ** **** pockets ** ********:
Key ********
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Enrollment & ***
** ***** *** ******* ** ******* the ********** ******* *** *** ** the *****. **** ********* ****:
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Cost & ************
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************
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*** ************, ***** ***** ** **** intrusive ** *** ********* *** **** to ****** **** ******* ** *** card's ********** ******, ***** *******'* ********** sensor **** *** ******* *** ****.
The ******
******* ** *** '*** **** *** thing' *** *********** *******/***********, *** *** sensor ********** *** *********. ********** ***** the ******** ** *** *** ******* gains ******** **** *** ******** ******* to ******* *** ******* ******. ***** the ********** *** ************* ***** *** high *********** ** *** ********************************** ****** ******** ** ******* ******* ****** mainstays, *** ****** ****** ***** *** more **** ********** [**** ** ****** available] ** *** ***** *****.
Comments (1)
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Ed Vergara
May 22, 2014