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epson develops super-thin pinkie sensor
Seiko
Epson has developed a 0.2mm-thin sensor that can read fingerprints by
picking up the tiny electrical currents coming from your little
finger.The company is touting the technology as a way to offer an extra
level of security for items such as credit cards, which would work with
embedded memory to authenticate the real owner before allowing
transactions. The technology should be on the market by 2010
Seiko Epson Developing Tiny Portable Fingerprint Sensors
Seiko
Epson is commercializing a tiny 0.2mm fingerprint sensor that will
allow manufacturers to secure any kind of mobile device. The sensor
reads fingerprints by detecting the miniscule electric current from
your finger when you touch the device.Possible applications are
self-identifying credit cards, cellphones, and MP3 players. When a
wrong fingerprint is entered, that item is disabled, so your credit
cards won’t be charged and your phones won’t be used to make strange
calls. Unless they take out your SIM and stick it in another phone,
that is. Then you’re screwed
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