DNA Fingerprinting could reveal your Surname

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LONDON (Reuters) - Police could one day predict the surname of male suspects or victims of crime from DNA alone, British researchers said on Wednesday.
Scientists at Leicester University, where DNA fingerprinting was invented in 1984, said they had demonstrated that men with the same surname were highly likely to be genetically linked.
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Posted on Wed, 8 Oct 2008 11:00:06 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Fujitsu FOMA F906i Uses AuthenTec Fingerprint Detector

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AuthenTec announced that the Fujitsu F906i phone is the first mobile device to take advantage of its AuthenTec fingerprint sensor for Power of touch. The feature allows users of the cell phone to use a fingerprint for security, convenience, personalization and navigation.

The Authentec AES1710 fingerprint sensor is the first used in a mobile phone to offer the firms TrueNav technology. The sensor reads below the skin to the live layer where the company says the true finger print lies. Read more

Posted on Mon, 14 Jul 2008 10:08:11 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

A-Data MyFlash FP1 Fingerprint Flash Drive

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A-Data is offering with the FP1 flash drive yet another USB flash drive with fingerprint scanner (e.g.: Sandisk Cruzer).

The Tech Report took a closer look at the A-Data My Flash drive FP1. Quote: "To foil prying eyes, you could manually password-protect or otherwise encrypt files stored on your thumb drive. Drives are even available with fancy combination locks to keep outsiders at bay. Or you could opt for something a little more exotic: fingerprint authentication. Read more

Posted on Fri, 2 Nov 2007 05:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Georgian Kids To Pay For School Lunch With Their Fingerprints

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The school bully business is becoming a lot less lucrative as the term "lunch money" becomes less and less associated with actual hard cash carried around by primary and secondary education students. Some schools have a pre-paid system where parents can pay via credit card, for example. And now, the public school system in Rome, Georgia is turning a new technological leaf by installing fingerprint scanners in the cafeteria.

Students will simply scan their fingerprints, and the lunch purchase will be taken from their account. Plus, it also has a double purpose in case the police ever need to track down a hardened 8-year-old criminal. Read more

Posted on Tue, 5 Sep 2006 13:00:32 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Fingerprint Sensor So Small It'll Fit Anything

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Fingerprint sensors are nothing new. It's a common thing for computers, and the abnormally paranoid can secure their homes with fingerprint-sensitive locks. However, the sensors themselves have remained relatively thick.

That is, until Seiko Epson came along and unveiled this super-thin fingerprint reader. Seiko boasts that this sensor is so small that it could fit anything, such as a credit card. Read more

Posted on Mon, 31 Jul 2006 06:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Fingerprint Door Locks For Your Home

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Fingerprint sensor Door Locks are getting affordable enough to not only secure data centers but also your room.

FS Locks told us that their FS Bio Lock is the their best seller. The price for this fingerprint lock is only $199.00. I have found the same lock under different names on other stores. It looks like this model is the most common on the market.

If you have lots of trusted friends this lock is for you. You can register up to 138 people.
Other features of the fingerprint lock are automatic locking, indoor or outdoor use, one year battery life, pin code access and key access. This lock uses an optical sensor with 0.3 mega pixel resolution. Read more

Posted on Sat, 25 Feb 2006 02:07:34 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Microsoft Fingerprint Reader Review

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Tweak News reviews the Microsoft Fingerprint Reader.

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"Finger print readers have been around for a long time – in Hollywood, where you most likely see them being used to access high security areas in action movies, but similarly they have been around for surprisingly a long time in army bases around the world. As time went on they found their way into corporate networks protecting vital company data before swiftly moving into our homes. Today you can pick up a good quality fingerprint reader in many shops but there is one that Microsoft is touting to be the best and it is pushing its technology into keyboards, bundling together with mice and as a separate fingerprint reader module, which is what is going to be reviewed here today."
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Posted on Mon, 19 Sep 2005 02:13:32 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Lufthansa Tests Fingerprint Check-In

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Lufthansa Airlines and Siemens started to test biometric check-in at Frankfurt airport.

At check-in passengers get their finger-print scanned and stored. Upon boarding the plane, the finger-print is verified.
The Finger-Print Check-In should already be launched in 2006.
More details on the Berliner Tagesspiegel (German). Forbes picked up the story and has it in English.

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Posted on Wed, 6 Jul 2005 08:34:24 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Equal Rights Washing Machine - Damn You, Fingerprint Sensor!

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BBC News reports about a Spanish Designer inventing a washing machine that can only be operated in turns. Meaning after your wife or your husband washed once, the next time the other partner has to do it. A Fingerprint sensor push-button does the trick.

The Equal Rights Washing Machine is intended as Father's Day gift and that in Macho Spain. Apparently things changed in Spain.
More details on BBC News.

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Posted on Mon, 2 May 2005 02:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

New NTT Docomo 3G F901iC Fingerprint Sensor Phone

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NTT Docomo introduces another feature-packed FOMA 3G mobile phone - F901iC.

The F901iC features the FeliCa payment chip, fingerprint authentication sensor, Video recording at speeds up to 30 frames/second, virtual surround sound for ring tones, mini-SD card slot, two color screens and two digital cameras: 2MP and 0.3MP.

The F901iC measures 105 x 51 x 28 mm and weighs 129g.
More details in NTT press-release.


Other Recent FOMA 3G Phone Announcements:
First NTT FOMA 3G Phone for International Roaming
New NTT Foma 3G Phone Line-Up
NTT DoCoMo launches WLAN 3G N900iL Mobile Phone

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Posted on Mon, 20 Dec 2004 08:49:33 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Microsoft Fingerprint Reader Mouse and Keyboard

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Microsoft announces a line of input devices with fingerprint readers (biometrical sensor) for access control.

Microsoft introduces three fingerprint devices. One standalone fingerprint sensor, a keyboard with a fingerprint sensor built-in and a intellimouse with fingerprint sensor bundle.
The fingerprint keyboard is a interesting concept, because there is no need to place another gadget on the desk. The Microsoft Optical Desktop with Fingerprint reader keyboard will be available in October. The standalone reader in November and the Mouse Reader bundle in January.

More details on Microsoft fingerprint product page.

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Posted on Thu, 9 Sep 2004 01:22:52 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

PanTech GI100 Mobile with Fingerprint Recognition

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PanTech introduces the world’s first “fingerprint-recognition” phone.

Fingerprints are used for lock-in keys, memory dials, and games. The GI100 weighs 82g with dimensions of 82x40x22.5 mm. Both 1.8” main LCD and 1.2” sub LCD provide pictures with 260K TFT. The built-in 1.3 Mpix CMOS camera with embedded flash can capture 15 frame shots and record up to 30 min video. Usage time allows 3 hrs of talk and 200 hrs of standby.

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Posted on Wed, 4 Aug 2004 01:56:16 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Fujitsu LooX T Notebook with Fingerprint Sensor built-in

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The Fujitsu (Biblio) LooX T series Notebooks will use fingerprint ID technology for user authentication for Windows OS and other applications. The ID system reads the user's fingerprint with a sensor in the touchpad.

The LooX T series runs Intel Centrino chip-set. The LooX T Series weighs about 1.21kg and incorporates a 9.5mm CD/DVD drive to stay under 32.2mm thickness.

Fujitsu released a bunch of new Notebooks, which ones will be available on the US or European Market is not clear.
More on Fujitsu Product Page (japanese).

Read also our Fingerprint ID Thumb-Drive Review.

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Posted on Mon, 26 Apr 2004 00:20:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

HP selling Fingerprint Biometric Products by OnClick

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onClick Corporation, a provider of biometric solutions, now has products available through HP. The products cover both of onClick’s biometric lines, including FreedomPass and VIA fingerprint devices. The FreedomPass Pad and Mouse can now be purchased through HP, as well as the VIA Card and Mouse. Go to HP Shopping.

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Posted on Tue, 9 Mar 2004 00:20:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

New Fingerprint Mobile Phone Touchpad Technology

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Atrua Technologies, a silicon valley start-up with backing of Ericsson, Nokia and Intel announced a new versatile touchpad for mobile devices.

The "Atrua Wings" product has a touchpad that works similar to the ones on notebooks. The sensor driving the touchpad also acts as a fingerprint reader for secure biometric access to the phone.
The first mobile phones with Atrua's touchpad should arrive end of 2004. More Details in Press-Release on Reuters UK.

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Posted on Sun, 22 Feb 2004 09:21:13 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr