Software in fingerprint biometric gun safe sensor fails; death prompts product recall
A biometrics-enabled personal gun safe that is implicated in the gunshot death of a child in the United States has…
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Facial recognition for smart doorbells developed to protect abuse victims
Jim Ramsey, a former police officer in Shrewsbury, NJ, has developed a facial recognition monitoring system called Overwatch that works…
Precise signs new biometric license agreements, goes deeper into Asian markets
Precise Biometrics has entered into a 12-month development license agreement with Taiwan-based biometric system provider RECO Biotek, to integrate Precise’s…
Startup’s doorbell would match a visitor biometrics to social media
A doorbell company wants to enable its buyers to identify visitors against images from social networks such as Facebook and…
Apple looks to protect IP on biometrics for vision correction and headset authentication
Apple has included facial recognition technology for the iPhone in one of its latest patents, which could potentially be used…
For automakers, drivers, and biometric security providers, privacy is the new safety
Concerns about privacy continue to hover over developments that give drivers new digital and biometric options, but could potentially put…
Paravision paper, Biometric Vox deal position face and voice for automotive evolution
The automotive sector stands to be among the most impacted by the short-term rise of biometrics integrations. A white paper…
Facial recognition could make EVs more comfortable or add to data exposure risk
The mostly empty road Tesla has enjoyed in the North American electric vehicle market may be ending even as the…
Dual biometric handgun reaches consumer launch
Biometrics has officially entered the world of commercial weaponry, with the release of the Biofire Smart Gun, a 9mm handgun…
Here in my car, I can listen to you: voice assistants make noise in the automotive sector
A world in which people talk to their cars is getting ever closer, as automakers and artificial intelligence (AI) firms…
