Charles Heard, a once suspected and accused murderer, has been convicted of the crime by a jury and sentenced to 25 years to life in prison in San Francisco, according to an article from The Stitch. The conviction marked the first time that facial recognition biometrics were used in a criminal court of law in […]

Sydney Airport has increased its automated biometric checkpoint kiosks and gates available for use by international travelers from 12 kiosks at seven gates to 16 kiosks and eight gates. The automated gated can be used by travelers 18-years-old or older with biometric passports, according to a CIO article. Federal home affairs minister, Brendan O’Connor, says […]

A Wikileaks document released in December details a biometric-based device that would identify anyone that steps on it that is being developed by the Chinese government, according to a CNN GO article. The devices, which are being called spy pads, would work via gait biometrics, or the unique build of individuals combined with their stance […]

DigitalPersona has announced it will be providing its U.are.U line of fingerprint scanners to merchandising and store-execution software developer Tomax for integration into one of its software solutions. The Tomax offering slated to get U.are.U readers integrated into it is the Web-based Retail.net Point of Sale and Workforce Optimization offering. The addition of biometric login […]

IDesia, a developer of biometric-based health care solutions, has announced the release of a new solution being described as a biometric fitness monitor and named simply Fitness Monitor for the upcoming Consumer Electronics Show 2011. Beyond traditional fitness monitors that track any of a number of a user’s vital signs, the new IDesia device is […]

The Washington County Sheriff’s Office in Ohio is among those that have been awarded new fingerprint-based biometric devices as a means of better identifying persons of interest who officers are otherwise unable to identify, according to a Marietta Times article. The new devices were received as a mobile device and desktop model called Rapid ID […]

Angus County in Scotland, UK, where the county council education chief Peter Nield has come out in support of fingerprint biometrics to be used as a form of identity management in schools, is finding growing concern over use of such technology, according to an article from The Courier. In addition to parental worries over leaked […]

ImageWare Systems has announced that it has been awarded a contract to perform an expansion of an existing border management system it initially installed for an unnamed country. The contract, which is valued at $37 million, is expected to start January 2011 and last for roughly a year and a half. The border management system […]

Fingerprint Cards has announced it has developed a new miniature and power-effective fingerprint sensing device designed for use with mobile phones. The device, called FPC1080A is also purported to be easily installed into other devices such as laptops, smart cards and USB keys. In addition to its small footprint and low power consumption, Fingerprint Cards […]

The International Air Transport Association (IATA), an airline trade group, has proposed a new type of security checkpoint that would speed up waiting times for low-risk travelers, according to a USA Today article. The proposal involves sets of three tunnels or otherwise enclosed pathways wherein each would include sensors, x-ray machines, cameras and other standard […]