Biometric wrist monitor tests the future of ankle bracelets in jail and at the border
U.S. law enforcement agencies at the national and county levels are testing biometric watches as a replacement for ankle bracelets…
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Fingerprint Cards partners on biometric wearables in Europe, residential doors
Biometric wearables startup Flywallet and Fingerprint Cards have formed a collaborative partnership to develop and launch biometric wearables in Europe….
Google puts multimodal biometrics unlock on Pixels, Samsung gets faster fingerprint sensor
Several big names in smartphones have unveiled updates (or have been the object of rumors) regarding new biometrics within their…
Google debuts Wallet, new Pixel Watch and Phone at I/O event
At Google’s I/O developer conference this week, the company released its Wallet for Android, with plans for biometrically secured digital…
City in India requires smartwatches for surveillance on sewer workers
It is a good example of what many people globally fear about biometric surveillance. A city in India requires those…
Facebook plans smartwatch with biometrics, Apple Watch to upgrade health app
Facebook is considering an innovative design for its upcoming smartwatch with a biometric heart rate monitor and two detachable cameras,…
Wearable biometrics employed for health monitoring and advice, work safety
Toronto’s University Health Network (UHN) has launched a study to evaluate the effectiveness of biometrics and other data gathered by…
Study tests if smartwatch biometrics could spot early COVID-19 clues
Fans of siccing biometrics on COVID-19 have another possible solution. Purdue University is studying the possibility that an AI-enabled smartwatch…
Duke researchers to collect biometrics from wearables in search for early COVID-19 detection method
Do smartphones and biometric wearables already contain the data we need to know if we have become infected with the…
Apple considers biometric authentication for Apple Watch, Mac series
Apple may be adding Touch ID fingerprint biometric to Apple Watch and Series 2 will not support watchOS 7, industry…
