Two new patent filings signal that Apple is venturing into mobile device-embedded digital ID as well as wearable devices that…
Wearable Technology
Smart wearable devices are becoming an increasingly popular form of identification using biometric measurements and are set to replace traditional password and chip and pin authentication methods while continuing to assist both the fitness and medical industries.
Biometric wearables, health passes implemented to prevent COVID-19 spread
Biometric technologies for COVID-19 spread prevention have been introduced by CyberLink with a FaceMe update, a Canadian startup, and Tiger…
Apple signals possible touchless palm biometrics and iris recognition coming soon
New details are emerging about technologies envisioned for future Apple products. While a recent patent publication shows a proposed change…
Heartbeat biometrics startup Taliware exits stealth with SDK launch for wearables
Deep learning biometrics and geolocation startup Taliware has exited stealth by announcing the development of a software development kit (SDK)…
Nymi Band 3.0 certified for FIDO2 biometric passwordless authentication
The Nymi Band 3.0 has been certified as a FIDO2 authenticator, the company announced, confirming the compliance of its biometric…
Biometric wearables make inroads for health monitoring: BioStrap, Whoop, Oura and BioIntelliSense
BioStrap and Whoop bracelets, Oura Rings and BioStickers are all showing promise for biometric health and fitness monitoring, in a…
Facebook mulls face biometrics for forthcoming smart glasses
Facebook’s upcoming smart glasses are due to launch this year, and the company is assessing whether face biometrics could be…
Whoop provides biometric health monitoring for Arctic paratroopers
Whoop has partnered with the U.S. military to provide biometric health tracking to its 25th Infantry Division based in Alaska,…
Wearable biometrics employed for health monitoring and advice, work safety
Toronto’s University Health Network (UHN) has launched a study to evaluate the effectiveness of biometrics and other data gathered by…
Biometrics in healthcare: The future is now
By Dan Cermak, Vice President of Architecture & Product Planning at Ambiq In this pandemic-influenced era, the topic of personal…
