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Biometric fingerprint scanners come to Netbooks

"I put down $500 for a Netbook and all I got was an integrated Webcam!" Don't complain. That's not a bad deal, but if you must, I'll see that Webcam and raise you an integrated biometric fingerprint scanner.

This week, UPEK announced the availability of biometric fingerprint scanners for Netbooks and other Mobile Internet Devices (MIDs) with its TouchStrip TCS5 Fingerprint Sensor. Along with the sensor is the dedicated touch-based Fingerprint Suite Starter software that allows users to access password-protected Web sites with the swipe of a digit.

So as users get caught up in … Read more

Fingerprint scanner to lock up the Mac

With Macs getting all tarted up in gold and diamonds these days, their security is more important than ever--inside and out. The "Laptop Wallet" may help you hang onto the machine itself, but you'll presumably want to keep any unauthorized perps locked out of the data as well.

UPEK's "Eikon Digital Privacy Manager" can help you do just that. It's a biometric device that reads fingerprints for access to whatever you want, connecting to the computer by USB, OhGizmo says.

The device has been available for PCs but can now be used on … Read more