Instrumentation and Control News - Biometric Sensors

CardMan(R) 7121 Smart Card Reader for High-Security Data Access Control Business Editors/Technology Writers

Tue, 05 Jun 2007 23:35:40 +0200

AuthenTec Fingerprint Sensor Selected by ASSA ABLOY Identification Technologies to Add Biometric Authentication to Its New OMNIKEY Smart Card Reader for Desktop PCs

Validity and Synaptics Integrate the New VFS201 Fingerprint Sensor with TouchPad

Mon, 04 Jun 2007 19:47:22 +0200

COMPUTEX TAIPEI 2007; Validity Sensors and Synaptics Announce Second Generation SecurePad™ TouchPad™ for the Notebook Market

Millimeter-size cantilever biosensor can detect cells and proteins in trace samples and in minutes

Wed, 16 May 2007 20:15:09 +0200

A Drexel University engineering professor has developed a millimeter-size cantilever biosensor that can detect cells and proteins in trace samples and in only minutes

Assa Abloy ITG introduces Smart Card Reader with Fingerprint Recognition

Tue, 15 May 2007 05:37:52 +0200

Using modern stripe sensor technology, the OMNIKEY CardMan 7121 allows threefold authentication via card, pin and fingerprint. It is compatible to a broad range of fingerprint recognition and access control systems and can easily be integrated into existing and new biometric access security solutions.

Hitachi's new handset uses AuthenTec Fingerprint Sensor

Fri, 27 Apr 2007 06:19:57 +0200

AuthenTec's AES1510 fingerprint sensor is featured on Hitachi's new "win" series phone, the W51H, one of a growing number of biometric cell phones used in Asia for M-commerce. The phone will be available through Japan's KDDI later this month

AuthenTec Unveils Biometric Fingerprint Sensor

Mon, 02 Apr 2007 00:43:46 +0200

The AES1710 requires significantly less battery power, and runs on a 1.8-V platform. This capability results in providing lengthy standby times. The company points out that since subscribers rely on their handheld devices for an increasing number of services battery power is a critical consideration to mobile phone and PDA manufacturers

Bio-sensor can detect climate change, says University

Thu, 22 Mar 2007 04:25:26 +0100

The devices will be installed in a new generation of ARGO floats, battery-powered buoys which are dropped into the ocean and repeatedly dive to 2,000m; measuring temperature, pressure and salinity as they rise to the surface. Data is transmitted to satellites during periods on the surface.

How fast? How far? Let the gadgets do the work as you run

Wed, 14 Mar 2007 00:03:04 +0100

Carmel is home to a thriving running community, and road racer Josh Trisler is one of its brightest stars.

Leading European Electronics Magazine Recognizes AuthenTec Through Its Reader’s Choice Award

Tue, 13 Mar 2007 04:54:39 +0100

AuthenTec’s AES1610 Fingerprint Sensor with The Power of Touch™ Named One of the Top Three 2006 Best Sensor Products by Elektronik Magazine

SPO Medical Inc. Applies Its Technology to Create New Security Alert Tracking System

Fri, 09 Mar 2007 04:25:26 +0100

System to be demonstrated at ISC West Security Convention in March 2007

Sharp LCD Screen Doubles As Image Sensor

Tue, 06 Mar 2007 15:49:06 +0100

Apparently other companies have developed similar LCDs in the past but Sharp’s version allows for a higher resolution output from the sensor at a low cost.The real breakthrough made by Sharp was a proprietary TFT fabrication technology called the continuous grain (CG)-Silicon TFT process.

Bio-NetGuard Wi-Fi Security Solution Shifts Verification Paradigm With Cost-Effective Biometric Technology

Sat, 24 Feb 2007 00:01:23 +0100

"One of the fundamental weaknesses of most wireless networks at small-to-medium businesses and home offices is that any equipment within range can gain access to company WiFi resources, now they can prevent unauthorized use of their WiFi networks' resources, save bandwidth, and filter out rogue access points.""

Biosensors at the bedside could revolutionize health care

Fri, 23 Feb 2007 02:05:36 +0100

A new miniature optical device, the microcavity surface plasmon resonance sensor is able to detect and quantify molecular binding in very small volumes of a sample. This sensor improves on the performance of the instruments currently used in drug-discovery and biochemistry laboratories worldwide, while greatly reducing the cost per measurement.

AuthenTec's 1610 Sensor Adds the Power of Touch(TM) to Packard Bell's New Consumer Notebook and Keyboard

Thu, 22 Feb 2007 00:39:56 +0100

The AES1610 fingerprint sensor allows authorized users to simply slide their finger across the integrated sensor to log on, access personal online banking and financial transactions, email and other password-protected Web sites, and to quickly switch applications - eliminating the need to remember cumbersome passwords and PINs...

Modular expandable full-ruggedized Industrial and Military Notebook with Intel Core Duo Technology

Tue, 20 Feb 2007 02:07:51 +0100

Acturion Datasys presents one of the most powerful Military Notebooks available