Sony patents eye gesture contact lens camera
Sony has filed a patent for a “contact lens camera” that would allow the wearer to snap photographs with a…
Articles By Rawlson King
Rawlson O’Neil King is a contributing editor at BiometricUpdate.com and is an experienced communications professional, management consultant, trade journalist and author who recently published a book about control and electronic networks and who has written numerous articles in trade publications and academic journals about smart home and building technologies. (He is currently on leave)
Microsoft mimics hand motion and sensation for virtual reality systems
Microsoft researchers are looking at a number of ways in which technology can start to recognize detailed hand motion. The…
Homeland Security targets 2018 for biometric exit at key U.S. airports
Last week, Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson told a Senate committee that biometrics-based exit technology could expand to key U.S….
Powerful facial recognition algorithm used in Russian dating app
FindFace is a powerful Russian facial recognition app, developed by N-Tech Lab, that allows a mobile user to photograph strangers…
Biometrics Research Group releases border security special report
Biometrics Research Group, Inc., publisher of BiometricUpdate.com, recently released an updated Special Report that provides an overview and synopsis on…
UW releases MegaFace facial recognition algorithms benchmarking results
The University of Washington will be releasing initial results from its MegaFace Challenge at the IEEE Conference on Computer Vision…
Biometrics and Border Security
This white paper provides an update concerning the application of biometrics to border security. Biometrics Research Group, Inc. expects continued…
Biometric Update discusses passwords and biometric authentication on financial news show
A Special Report on Biometrics and Banking that was recently published by the Biometrics Research Group was featured on the…
U.S. intelligence community seeks to detect biometric spoofing
In an effort to strengthen its proposed biometric screening system, known as Tactical High-Threat Operational Response (THOR), the Intelligence Advanced…
ID4Africa reports record-setting attendance
The annual meeting of the ID4Africa Movement, held in May, experienced 93 percent growth in attendance. ID4Africa bills itself as…
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