HID Global has released its OMNIKEY 5427CK Chip Card Interface Device and keyboard wedge reader. This contactless dual frequency reader can integrate into printers and single sign-on products, enabling secure print authentication. The keyboard wedge functionality enables the device to retrieve data from a credential that’s being read and input the card data into an […]

Research firm TechNavio has released a report called “Global Two-factor Authentication Market 2011-2015,” in which it forecasts the market to grow at a 20.8% CAGR between 2011 and 2015. The market is growing due to increasing regulatory requirements and the convergence of authentication techniques; however, issues around mobile phone-based authentication could hinder this growth. A […]

Technologists in Finland are exploring the possibility of a biometric security system driven by a person’s eye movement, reports Phys.org. The research team, led by Martti Juhola of the University of Tampere, is capturing and measuring the eye’s saccades, its tiny, rapid involuntary movements. The team is discovering that these movements are unique to the […]

Alien Technology partnered with Turkey-based RFID company Teknopalas to develop an RFID reader network applications designed for the Apple iPhone. The I-Alien ALR9900+ is a free application that monitors and controls an arrangement of one or more Alien ALR-9900+ Enterprise Readers on the network via an iPhone versus having to access a computer. The I-Alien […]

The Smart Card Alliance’s EMV Migration Forum has opened its membership. The mission for the EMV Migration Forum is to facilitate the move from magnetic stripe technology to secure EMV contact and contactless technology in the United States. Membership to the forum is separate from Smart Card Alliance membership and is geared toward organizations with […]

Sony unveiled an NFC-enabled portable speaker that can pair with your mobile phone to play songs directly from your mobile music library. NFC phone users can simply tap their handsets against the SRS-BTM8 speaker to establish a Bluetooth connection over which music can be streamed. Another tap closes the connection and stops the music instantly. […]

McKesson Corp. announced the launch of its latest RFID-based cabinets, designed to enable hospitals the ability to better manage expensive physician preference items (PPIs). The cabinets use low-touch technology to automate control of high-dollar medical inventory, including stents, pacemakers, implants and orthopedic supplies. The cabinets enable hospital staff to manage inventories automatically and give nursing […]

Apple has been awarded a patent for payment acceptance technology that appears to be designed for an NFC mobile wallet solution, according to Apple Insider. U.S. Patent No. 8,255,323, titled “Motion based payment confirmation,” describes a method in which mobile phone users can confirm or decline a payment transaction either by physically moving the device […]