Tech-based clothing, smart mirrors and biometrics in every room: our homes in 2071
CEO and Founder of Tech Women Today, Celia Harvey and electric heating company Rointe have revealed their joint forecast that…
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Sensory extends Apple wake words to third-party smart home devices, different languages
Siri is getting global wake words from Sensory, with the company’s edge-based wake word and phrase recognition engine launching support…
Samsung has Knowles’ all in the FamilyHub; developer kit for smart edge devices launched
Knowles Corporation, a provider of micro-acoustic devices and audio processing technology, has released a development kit that will make it…
Another hyper-focused biometric privacy law: NYC Council approves tenants’ data law
When the New York City Council last month agreed to regulate biometric and other tenant data, some celebrated while others…
National identity systems still works in progress, biometrics investment market strong
Government digital ID efforts and investments in biometric technology made up most of the top stories on Biometric Update over…
EyeLock signs iris biometrics distribution deal with GalvanEyes
EyeLock has entered a new exclusive distribution agreement for its iris biometrics with GalvanEyes to target domestic real estate and…
Biometric locks to drive exponential US smart home market growth
The United States market for smart home products, with and without biometrics, is expected to reach $70.13 billion by 2026,…
Face biometric disarming featured on new Nortek Control edge security and automation panel
Smart connected devices and systems manufacturer Nortek Control has recently unveiled its 2GIG EDGE Security and Automation Panel with facial…
ID R&D and Synaptics partnership to bring voice biometrics to smart home edge devices
ID R&D and Synaptics have partnered to integrate voice biometrics with the VideoSmart VS600 platform to enable fast and accurate identification,…
Kami releases smart video doorbell with facial recognition capabilities
Vision artificial intelligence (AI) company Kami has released a new smart video doorbell with face biometric capabilities. The Kami Doorbell Camera…
