Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Technology Stocks : Identix (IDNX) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: steve who wrote (16105)	12/23/1999 12:02:00 PM
From: David	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 26039

Apparently, Samsung intends to introduce a biometric cell phone, using a Korean start-up for the sensor and software: "A Korean venture company has developed a new fingerprint sensor system for use in identification solutions for credit cards, PCs, Internet transactions and other information appliances. Pass 21 claims the chip-based sensor is more secure and accurate than other fingerprint identification systems as it uses new technology which stores and matches the patterns of finger sweat glands. . . . "Blending digital image processing technology and a biometrics -based sensor chip, the systems scan visual images of fingerprints by measuring a digit's ridges and valleys. "Pass 21 says the new system will lead the world market as it dramatically lowers the possibility for error. 'Other sensors which recognize valleys and ridges can't produce results when the user presses the sensor with different pressure and from different angles,' says Yoon Tae-sik, president of Pass 21. "The company has recently developed the world's first biometric sensor which analyzes the pattern of a finger's sweat glands in addition to the basic features. "'Using patterns of sweat glands, the new sensor has a recognition ability close to perfect,' he said. The company has recently unveiled the sample of 'Pass-Phone,' the first commercial device featuring the sensor and related software. The cellular phone, with a wireless connection to the Internet, has a built-in sensor chip, which recognizes the fingerprint of a user, converts it into electric signals, and sends them to a server computer. The new mobile phone will be produced by Samsung Electronics from early next year, he said." The Korea Herald, December 23, 1999 ==================== I'm pretty skeptical about this PR. How close is "pretty close to perfect"? What's the price going to be? In the absence of production models, how can "Pass 21" promise Samsung is bringing out a biometric cell phone (because if that were the standard, we probably would have already seen the MOT/IDX cell phone PR). Why does this new company claim that "Other sensors which recognize valleys and ridges can't produce results when the user presses the sensor with different pressure and from different angles," when that clearly isn't true? Is the spokesman simply ignorant of BioLogon 2.0 and Digital Persona software? Talk is cheap.