Cops Test Handheld Fingerprint Readers
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EAGAN, Minn.  -- Several Minnesota police departments are field testing a handheld device that scans a suspect's fingerprint and digitally checks it against Minnesota's criminal history and fingerprint database...
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IBM is releasing a new line of ThinkPads that will include embedded fingerprint readers to amp up security. The new reader will be on a wrist rest below the arrow keys on select models of the T42.
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The fingerprint scanner on the new IBM ThinkPads is a discreet swipe sensor built into the palm rest. It lets users log in to Windows using their fingerprint or replace the ThinkPad&#39;s existing
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BALTIMORE--Radio frequency identification may be a hot topic among tech types these days, but proponents of the technology gathered here this week are keeping their exuberance in check.
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Fingerprints may soon replace passwords to log on to computers and Web sites, thanks to gadgets like Microsoft's Fingerprint Reader and Lexar Media's JumpDrive TouchGuard Pro. For those with cash on hand, Rollei's throwback MiniDigi digital camera could be a collector's delight, but Sony Electronics' Cyber-shot L1 is a better investment for performance and features. And CD labeling just became easy with Primera Technology's Signature Z1 CD/DVD.
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T-Mobile's Sidekick line of cellphones has become a popular item among would-be thieves. And not everyone is happy about the police tactics being used to combat this crime surge.
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Â· Britons assist in analysis of mobile phone dataÂ· Portuguese newspaper tells of new DNA evidence
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Latest line of keyboards and mice include some with fingerprint readers for added security.
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Wireless devices are being used to perform background checks at Boston's airport.
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Technology will allow the addition of biometric security to cell phones, PDAs.
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BETHLEHEM, Pa. - A group of Bethlehem police suddenly noticed that the surveillance monitor of their holding cell had become more eye-catching than the episode of "COPs" on the police station television...
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People sniffing wireless network traffic have many tools at their disposal to intercept sensitive data from PCs.
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Police in England and Wales have begun trialling hand-held electronic fingerprint readers on motorists, the latest piece of new high-tech equipment being wielded in the fight against crime.
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A one-pound handheld gadget running Windows CE is enlisting for duty with police departments and the armed forces. The Seeker CDU is designed to detect trace amounts of certain chemicals used to make narcotics, explosives and such.
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For all their electronic sophistication, fingerprint scanners like those being installed by the Department of Homeland Security at airports have a major shortcoming.
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Â· Professional gang carries out 50 break-insÂ· Criminals leave behind no DNA or fingerprints
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The San Jose Police Department offers an object lesson in how to build a poor user interface, as the New York Times&#39; Katie Hafner reports.