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Smart Cars, Payment Cards, and Face ID Copycats Among Goode Intelligence Predictions for Biometrics in 2018
Goode Intelligence has issued its predictions for biometrics industry’s year to come, seeing innovation and growth across a range of areas. One of the trends…
Gemalto to Launch Biometric Dual Interface Payment Cards for Bank of Cyprus
Gemalto is going to provide biometric payment cards for the Bank of Cyprus, the company has announced. The payment cards will feature embedded fingerprint…
IrisXR Brings Biometric Authentication to VR Headsets
Xperi subsidiary FotoNation has announced a new iris recognition solution designed for VR and AR applications. Called IrisXR, it’s designed for use with…
Latest Iteration of Gentex’s Iris-Based Driver Authentication to be Showcased at CES
Gentex is planning to show off some cutting-edge connected car technologies at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show, including innovative biometric and…
Entrust Datacard Lends a Hand in Ghana eID Project
“The new citizen ID cards feature both embedded chip technology and biometric support, and are expected to be issued to 16 million citizens this month.”…
SecuGen Unveils Newest Hamster Device
SecuGen has officially announced the next addition to its Hamster line of fingerprint readers, and will showcase it at next week’s Consumer Electronics Show.…
Authorities Plan Face-Scanning Security for Tokyo Olympics, Paralympics
Japanese authorities are planning to use facial recognition-based security in the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics in Tokyo. As Japan Times reports, the measure…
BIO-key to Introduce New TouchLock Padlocks at CES 2018
“Where are my keys?” may soon become a statement of the past with BIO-key unveiling its full line of TouchLock locks, featuring new biometric and bluetooth…
Software Update Brings Face Unlock To OnePlus 5
Owners of the OnePlus 5 smartphone can now unlock their devices with facial recognition. The feature arrives via a software update for OxygenOS Open Beta 3, an…
New Samsung Patent Shows Biometrically Secured Digital Scroll
Samsung continues to explore unusual device form factors and biometric security in a patent just published on the World Intellectual Property Organization…