Biometrics

Daylight Savers Help Thrown Off Schedules

Daylight Savers Help Thrown Off Schedules

All right, road warriors, pay attention–because this is some really awesome news, especially if you have to do a lot of time-zone hopping in the course of your travels.  This is also awesome for anyone with [...]

Consumer Grade Facial Recognition: FaceID

Consumer Grade Facial Recognition: FaceID

Flashback to a time when facial recognition seemed so far off from reality.  Now open your eyes.  This FaceID system can recognize up to 500 different faces using a pair of digital cameras to create a [...]

The SpikerBox: Shade Tree Neuroscience At Home

The SpikerBox: Shade Tree Neuroscience At Home

There’s a startup company out there called Backyard Brains, run by a pair of neuroscientists who are marketing a piece of equipment they designed and built themselves called the SpikerBox.  And when you hear what this [...]

GE VScan Portable Ultrasound – Who Thought You’d Need One?

GE VScan Portable Ultrasound – Who Thought You’d Need One?

When you think of General Electric, the first thing to spring to mind might be light bulbs, or possibly NBC.  But I doubt you think of portable ultrasound gadgets, and that’s a shame.  Because as it [...]

After A Year, The FitBit Launches

After A Year, The FitBit Launches

Another snoopy fitness gadget comes our way in the form of the Fitbit, which took the TechCrunch 50 by storm last year but couldn’t seem to get off the ground.  But it’s now got a launch [...]

The Bodybugg–Complete Weight Loss Help

The Bodybugg–Complete Weight Loss Help

If you’re having a tough time keeping your weight down, you may be interested to know that a new gadget is available to help.  It’s called the Bodybugg and it helps in pretty much every aspect [...]

Biocase: An Indestructible Suitecase With Fingerprint Lock

Biocase: An Indestructible Suitecase With Fingerprint Lock

Perhaps you’ve got plans for a trip abroad that include a ‘seedy’ location with the potential for criminal threat lurking at every corner.  Sure, locking your luggage would be a great solution, but generally speaking fumbling [...]

Sony Launching Mofiria Finger Vein Authentication Tech, To Make Mobile Phones Secure

Sony Launching Mofiria Finger Vein Authentication Tech, To Make Mobile Phones Secure

Vein Scanners are nothing new, but we have yet to see them gain significant ground in the consumer market.  Today, Sony announced a compact finger vein authentication technology that is small enough to fit on a [...]

Fujitsu Launches Waterproof Phone With Fingerprint Reader, The F-01A

Fujitsu Launches Waterproof Phone With Fingerprint Reader, The F-01A

Apparently, when Fujitsu says ‘peace of mind’ they mean it.  Why so?  They’re latest phone, which is available on Japan’s NTT DOCOMO network, features fingerprint security and the ability to be submersed in 1 meter of [...]

Scott A. Jones’ Mansion Walk Through, Includes Secret Passages, Retina Scanners & More (video)

Scott A. Jones’ Mansion Walk Through, Includes Secret Passages, Retina Scanners & More (video)

Scott A. Jones won a contract with the telephone industry back in the late 80s to develop a mass level voicemail system. He also invented Gracenote and a few other things. As a result, he’s been [...]