Biometrics Company Aware Inc. Closes Sale of Patents to Intel
Aware, Inc., maker of biometrics software products and services, announced Thursday that it completed the sale (previously announced on April…
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Explainer: Speaker Recognition
Speaker, or voice, recognition is a biometric modality that uses an individual’s voice for recognition purposes. (It is a different…
Explainer: Iris Recognition
Iris recognition is the process of recognizing a person by analyzing the random pattern of the iris. The automated method…
Fingerprint Scanner used for Welsh High School Access
Amidst criticism surrounding the use of biometrics in schools, a north Wales high school has fingerprinted its pupils in order…
US-VISIT Seeks Multi-Modal Biometrics for Border Security
The Department of Homeland Security US-VISIT program has been using its biometric system since January 2004, in order to secure the…
Voice Biometrics Improve with New Human Machine Interface Coprocessor
Spansion Inc. and Nuance Communications Inc. have unveiled Spansion Acoustic Coprocessor, the industry’s first human machine interface (HMI) coprocessor that enables…
Biometric Fingerprint Scanning for Medical Marijuana Dispensaries
The recently approved medical marijuana dispensing in Connecticut is embracing fingerprint scanning for safer and more controlled distribution to patients….
CLEAR Expands DFW Airport with Fingerprint Scanners
Yesterday, BiometricUpdate.com reported that CLEAR fast-pass lanes have returned to San Francisco International Airport, and today, CLEAR has expanded its…
Face.com fixes major facial recognition exploit
Israeli facial recognition firm Face.com has patched its mobile application due to a major vulnerability that allowed anyone to use its…
Explainer: Hand Geometry Recognition
Hand geometry recognition is the longest implemented biometric type, debuting in the market in the late 1980s. The systems are…
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