Top biometrics news stories, week ending September 14
Here’s a recap of most popular and noteworthy biometrics industry news that appeared on BiometricUpdate.com this past week. Biometrics Week…
Intel
Intel wants biometrics to replace passwords
Kirk Skaugen, senior VP of Intel PC clients group at Intel told CNBC that the company is currently working on…
Intel, 50 Cent collaborate on biometric headphones that measure heart activity
SMS Audio, the audio headphone and accessories brand owned by 50 Cent, is set to announce its new line of…
Intel drops facial recognition from TV set-top box, and why cable needs to ‘get the net’
I haven’t had a cable TV subscription in a long time, and it’s not because I’m too good for TV….
Intel Capital earmarks $100 million for ‘perceptual’ computing technologies, including biometrics
Intel Capital is putting together a $100 million fund for ‘perceptual’ computing technologies, including biometrics. According to a report in The…
McAfee adds face and voice recognition to new security service
McAfee has announced its LiveSafe service, a new product that the company says is the first unlimited cross-device security service…
Intel to use biometrics to replace passwords
Passwords remain the common, yet inconvenient way of protecting access to valuable or sensitive information. In an effort to eliminate…
Biometric voice recognition software can detect Parkinson’s Disease
Professor Max Little, from the University of Oxford, has been using algorithms in voice recognition software to detect changes in…
Intel acquires IDesia’s heartbeat biometrics technology
Intel Corporation has acquired IDesia Biometrics, an Israeli-based medical device firm, according to the Israel-based business publication Globes. The firm…
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…
