AuthenTec's fingerprint sensors used in Packard Bell's new notebook PC.Worldwide Computer Products News-16 February 2007-AuthenTec's fingerprint sensors used in Packard Bell's new notebook PC(C)1995-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD LTD 1 Laron-type dwarfism 2 Leukotriene D 3 Long-term depression, see there 4. Long-term disability http://www.m2.com AuthenTec, a provider of fingerprint sensor A device that measures or detects a real-world condition, such as motion, heat or light and converts the condition into an analog or digital representation. An optical sensor detects the intensity or brightness of light, or the intensity of red, green and blue for color systems. security systems, reported on 16 February that its advanced fingerprint sensors are being used by Packard Bell See Packard Bell NEC. , a home PC brand, for its new EasyNote BU45 12" notebook PC. The notebook uses AuthenTec's EntrePad AES1610 sensor, and is the second product from Packard Bell to integrate the AES1610. The AES1610 fingerprint sensor enables authorised users to log on to the PC via a slide of their finger across the sensor. It also gives access to personal online banking, e-mail and other websites which have passwords. AuthenTec said that the fingerprint sensor allows users to restrict access to the PC and aids theft and fraud prevention. Each AuthenTec sensor uses the company's patented TruePrint technology, which reads below the surface of the skin to the live layer, where the true fingerprint resides. The technology involved provides extremely accurate readings and allows AuthenTec to create sensors that are smaller, the company claims. ((Comments on this story may be sent to info@m2.com)) |
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