Military monitoring system nets $1.5M in DND funding for Alberta team
The call of duty may soon be safer, or at least more closely monitored, thanks to a proposed development from…
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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….
Biometric cuffs being introduced to US county jail
A county sheriff’s office in the U.S. state of Georgia is going to put biometric wrist bracelets on its jail…
Apple loses on patent, files another patent and considers big design change
Apple executives think they have an answer to the metaverse’s most anticipated pain in the neck. And although they tend…
New 3D sensors track body posture with wristband, integrate processing
Researchers from Cornell University have developed a wristband capable of tracking an entire body’s posture in 3D. The device, called…
Linxens takes majority stake in Sweden’s Nile to boost healthcare wearables development
Linxens is acquiring a majority stake in Nile, a company that makes printed electronics, NFC and wearable solutions for the…
Apple patents hint at force sensors for wearables, biometric virtual keyboards
It is all about new sensing technology in the two latest U.S. patent awards for Apple. Spotted by Patently Apple,…
Ears are big for consumer biometrics
So far, ears are the only orifices of the human body that biometric sensors enter to do their work, and…
Biometric data collection by Chinese government still growing, along with breaches
Beijing appears to be ramping up its collection of biometric data, as reports roll in of increased surveillance and monitoring…
Militarization driving biometrics adoption by UK police and border agencies, report argues
UK border and law enforcement agencies have adopted biometrics not just for forensic purposes but as a surveillance tool to…
