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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.

 

30% of wearables will be unobtrusive to the eye by 2017: Gartner

Gartner announced it has published a new report entitled “Predicts 2015: New Business Opportunities and Complexity on the Rise in…

 

Valencell sees huge demand in wearable technology products

Valencell announced it is seeing a huge demand from its licensees for its wearable biometric technology which stems not only…

 

Most popular biometrics news updates for week ending December 7

Here’s a recap of most popular biometrics industry news that appeared on BiometricUpdate.com this past week. Biometrics Week in Review:…

 

Google wants biometric authentication over passwords for Glass

Google’s next version of Google Glass could enable wearers to access websites by scanning their fingerprints or eyes instead of…

 

Bionym rebrands to Nymi and launches new product kit

Bionym announced today that it has changed its name to Nymi Inc. and that its first product will now be…

 

Intel pushes further into wearables market with Google Glass deal

Intel will supply the processor for the next version of Google Glass, which previously featured a chip made by Texas…

 

Biometrics products are among 2015 CES Innovation Awards honorees

Several biometrics products including USB iris scanning device “myris” and the Linx Impact Assessment System from BlackBox Biometrics have been…

 

Samsung releases health and wearable SDKs

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., announced that it released new platforms and developer tools Wednesday to enhance its digital health and…

 

Most popular biometrics news updates for week ending November 9

Here’s a recap of most popular biometrics industry news that appeared on BiometricUpdate.com this past week. Biometrics Week in Review:…

 

Bionym, RBC, Mastercard testing payments using biometric wristband

Bionym, the company behind the Nymi Band authentication wristband, is preparing to test heartbeat-authenticated payments in Canada before the end…

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