Tag Archive for 'security'
Fujitsu unveiled the world’s first palm reader mouse that works as a computer mouse and security clearance system by scanning and reading the pattern of veins in the user’s palm.
I have a bad tendency to lose track of small objects, especially my thumb drives. I’ve actually managed to keep my latest one for several months. However, since I seem to go through them rather quickly, I try to spend as little on them as possible. This new one I would gladly drop the extra [...]
Sony is one of those companies that anymore we almost love to hate. Don’t get me wrong, they make plenty of good products, but they’ve had their share of bad press. Take for instance the millions of batteries that have been recalled and the infamous rootkit ordeal back in 2005. Unfortunately, Sony is now looking [...]
Well this is definitely one way to save up your pennies, the Emergency Break Glass Money Box. Inspired of course by the classic fire extinguisher boxes this little money box will make you think twice about snagging that change.
So if you are paranoid you might want to hop on over to Hack-A-Day to see the GSM based motion sensor alarm they’ve recently posted. Essentially what happens is when the alarm is tripped, during a certain time period, it calls someone.
Now who that someone is would be up to you, but I would recommend [...]
Biometric scanners have slowly creeped their way into many new tech products like USB flash drives and laptops. It’s not all that surprising to hear that someone has created a device that will protect your car with a fingerprint reader.
Fingerprint readers are pretty common these days with laptops, however Hitachi went a little further and developed Biometric finger vein reader. That’s right! It reads veins in your finger and uses it as identifications.
A new product design by Yang Hai could solve all your woes caused by horrid co-workers and you forgetting to lock your PC when leaving for a short period. The Security Ring is worn by the user and locks all of your applications when you go beyond a certain distance.
It might look like a kick-ass clock/radio for your tech-laden bedside table, but this button-studded contraption is in fact IDTi’s latest biometric access control unit. The BSC-401 not only has a fingerprint scanner but a 1.3-megapixel camera (for capturing shots of your friends/family/employees so you can later prove that they used the last of the [...]
We’ve covered interesting methods for opening doors before, however, this DIY project will allow you to open your door from anywhere, just by using your cell phone.
