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                Date: 2000-12-09
                 
                 
                Ostwaerts: Fingerprint Maus von Siemens
                
                 
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      Bis dato war die Fingerabdruck-Maus von Siemens in Europa  
kein Renner, in Asien - besonders Indonesien, Malaisia,  
Burma, Nordkorea und anderen Diktaturen - könnte sie einer  
werden.  
 
 
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relayed by RS <rost@lo-res.org> 
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update HONG KONG--Siemens has a solution for people who  
constantly forget computer passwords: a mouse that  
recognizes fingerprints.  
 
Called the ID Mouse, the device uses biometrics to take  
advantage of the unique features of people's fingerprints.  
German electronics maker Siemens, which showed off the ID  
Mouse this week at the ITU Asia Telecom 2000 fair, said the  
device works by allowing pre-authorized people to retrieve  
information from their PCs or laptops.  
 
By lightly tapping the fingertip sensor located at the top of  
the mouse, the device verifies the fingerprint against  
reference templates already input into the PC's system.  
Once a fingerprint is authenticated, the person can then  
access the PC's main operating system.  
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The mouse is powered by 65,000 sensing elements on the  
0.25 square-inch fingertip chip that enables the device to  
scan and capture the fine details of a fingerprint. The system  
is so sensitive that it will recognize an authorized person  
even if there is a cut on the fingertip.  
 
For added security, if the mouse user takes a break, the  
screensaver is activated until the person touches the ID  
Mouse again.  
 
Other than that, the ID Mouse operates just like any  
Microsoft mouse. It has a wheel scroll for navigation and  
requires at least Microsoft Windows 98 and a USB  
connection.  
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Full Text 
http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1006-200-4059984.html?tag=st.cn.1.lthd.ne
                   
 
 
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