Amazon patent filing describes computer vision parcel theft protection system for smart home devices
Amazon has invented a system for detecting and recording package theft and alerting homeowners, based on smart home devices such…
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Pindrop announces expansion of voice biometrics into smart cars and IoT devices
Pindrop is extending its voice biometric technology beyond the call center to IoT devices, voice assistants, smart home and office…
Synaptics launches new line of SoC audio sensors for smart home devices
Synaptics has announced a new family of system-on-chip (SoC) audio sensor products featuring neural network acceleration, a proprietary wake word…
Sensory launches always-listening edge AI for smart home devices
Sensory has launched a new software product to embed always-listening AI into consumer electronics, which can identify common and critical…
Crestron partners with ekey to offer biometric access control for smart homes
Home automation provider Crestron has integrated wall-mounted fingerprint scanners from ekey Biometric Systems GmbH into its Crestron 3-Series control systems….
IntelliVision face recognition integrated in smart home systems
Nortek Security & Control has launched a pair of new smart home product lines to its Elan group featuring IntelliVision…
Telstra testing blockchain, biometrics to secure IoT smart home devices
Telstra is testing the combined use of blockchain and biometric security on its Internet of Things (IoT) smart home products,…
Biodit picks up financing from capital venture fund NEVEQ
Bulgarian biometrics firm Biodit recently closed Series A financing from capital venture fund NEVEQ. The company plans to direct the…
Silk Labs crowdfunding new smart home control device with facial recognition
Silk Labs recently debuted its new smart home hub, called Sense, with a Kickstarter campaign. The hub communicates with other…
Biometrics and smart gun technology, facial recognition, CES and fingerprint authentication trending this week
Here is a recap of the most popular biometrics industry news that appeared on BiometricUpdate.com this past week. Smart gun…
