Biometrics, drones and robotic guards: Inside Hong Kong’s first ‘smart prison’
Tai Tam Gap Correctional Institution in Shek O, Hong Kong, is to become the city’s first smart prison in 2021,…
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Sony patent filing shows head acoustic biometrics, Apple granted patent for multi-user authentication
A patent filing from Sony Corporation showing the use of acoustic measurements of users as a biometric modality has been…
Temperature scanning and biometric COVID-mitigation technology continues flooding into market
CloudMinds is rebranding and pivoting to temperature scanning, amid a busy period for biometrics and other technologies being applied to…
Biometric wearables deployed for worker safety, illness detection, therapy trial
Wearables with embedded biometric capabilities from Canaria are being used for safety monitoring, while devices from Garmin and Oura are…
Nymi partners with rf IDEAS on biometric contactless reader support
Wearable biometric authentication from Nymi is coming to WAVE ID readers through a compatibility partnership with credential readers manufacturer rf…
Apple granted biometrics patents for palm recognition and wearables button
Palm ID could be the next popular biometric authentication method for consumer electronics, as an Apple patent for a contactless palm…
Biometric shoe insole provides new way to measure health-insights
A new biometric insole will make monitoring and tracking health insights simple and efficient. Analytic consulting service Pinnacle Solutions has…
Nymi to provide biometric authentication for Tulip IIoT apps
Nymi has announced a new partnership with app platform Tulip to make its biometric Nymi Band compatible with Tulip-developed apps….
Nymi partners with ELATEC on continuous biometric authentication for access control
Wearable authentication solutions firm Nymi has announced a new partnership with mobile and RFID manufacturer ELATEC to enable Nymi Workplace…
Fitbit research suggests wearable biometrics tracking can detect COVID-19
A new research paper published by Fitbit suggests the wearable could be used to detect COVID-19 by monitoring the wearer’s…
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