Apple eyes facial recognition for smart home hub
Apple is reportedly developing a Siri-powered smart home hub that uses facial recognition to identify household members and display personalized…
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Apple bets on privacy to distinguish smart glasses from Meta: report
Apple is betting that privacy protections can distinguish its smart glasses from Meta’s camera-equipped eyewear. According to Bloomberg, the company…
Wearable AI brings new promise and new risks to emergency response
A new report from the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) makes an expansive case for wearable AI in emergency…
3D contactless fingerprint biometrics shrink toward smartphone-ready format
MetaOptics is embarking on shrinking biometric sensors as it unveils plans to build an ultra‑compact optical module for 3D, non‑contact…
Ring expands ‘Search Party’ function from lost dogs to broader surveillance
The Ring home security ecosystem is at the center of a privacy and surveillance debate after internal communications, a controversial…
Next Biometrics is betting on ‘anywhere-on-display’ — could a future iPhone use it?
The world’s most popular computing device to access the Internet has evolved at breakneck pace. Through the crucible of competition…
Ring faces new scrutiny as lawmaker warns of biometric surveillance crisis
U.S. Senator Edward J. Markey’s long-running probe into Amazon’s Ring surveillance doorbell system reached a new boiling point this week…
Biometric driver monitoring trend presents opportunities for Smart Eye, trinamiX
Biometric technologies are reshaping the possibilities for safety measures in the automotive sector with the likes of Smart Eye, Sony…
CBP’s body-worn camera rules collide with consumer AI glasses
When a Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officer was filmed wearing Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses during a Los Angeles immigration…
Not so fast: driver monitoring systems put on biometric brakes for drunk drivers
Imagine, if you will, a 19th sequel in the Fast & the Furious franchise. Protagonist Dominic Toretto is angry at…
