Philips has developed a coffee maker that can recognize users via their fingerprint and make coffee just the way that individual likes it, according to a Daily Mail article. When someone uses the machine, called Saeco Xelsis, for the first time he presses his fingerprint into the sensor three times to create a new profile […]

The news that Israeli authorities arrested the man they believe was behind the 2006 theft and subsequent leaking of the biometric and biographical data of up to 9 million Israelis contained on their national database has renewed worry of similar issues coming up in other countries where biometric databases continue to grow, according to a […]

Precise Biometrics has announced it has selected GD Burti for exclusive distribution of the company’s fingerprint and smart card readers in Brazil. The move to get heavy distribution in Brazil became increasingly important for Precise as the country is completing its roll-out of the Brazilian National ID project which provides all of Brazil’s citizens with […]

The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) has unveiled its Kaching iPhone mobile banking and payments app, bringing mobile phone-based banking to its customers utilizing near field communication that will authenticate individual’s via facial recognition, according to an IT Wire article. A user’s authentication for accessing their accounts via their phone will utilize face recognition technology […]

Elyctis, an electronic ID solutions developer based in France, has announced the release of ID BOX, a new compact e-passport reader. According to Elyctis, the ID BOX provides a much cheaper alternative to current e-passport verification equipment, enabling more border control and law enforcement officers to read all the features of electronic and biometric passports, […]

Students in Cabell County middle and high schools will soon be paying for their meals using fingerprint scanning technology, according to The Herald-Dispatch. Cabell County joins other counties in West Virginia already using the technology in an effort to improve the speed and accuracy of school breakfast and lunch lines. The county sent out letters […]

XIRING, a provider of security products for electronic transactions, introduced an ergonomic handheld e-ID control terminal at the Milipol trade show. This light, portable control terminal has the ability to read both contact and contactless smart cards, magnetic stripes and fingerprints. Its dual security methodology allows users to check documents with electronic security methods to […]

Morpho has announced the launch of the new design of its MorphoWay, an automated biometric-based e-gate for use in border control applications. The redesign has given Morpho’s border security solution a more modern look with a transparent build, but also has reduced its footprint to better accommodate border-crossing environments. Like its predecessor, the newly designed […]