(idea) by Rancid_Pickle Sun Jul 29 2001 at 20:21:00
Biometrics are starting to make inroads among the business IT departments.

  • A special keyboard manufactured by Key Tronic Corporation has a fingerprint sensor to unlock a workstation.
  • Identix has a PCMCIA card that pops into any available type 2 slot to authenticate the user by fingerprint match.
  • Biometric Access Corporation has a USB fingerprint scanner for desktops. Fries Electronics carried these back in 1999 for $99.
  • Acer has a nifty laptop with a special fingerprint scanner and a modified BIOS that does not allow the computer to boot without an authorized fingerprint scan.
  • Siemens has also jumped into the ring and came up with a mouse with a built-in fingerprint scanner. It keeps unauthorized users from clicking on anything.
    • Biometrics are becoming available by some high-end companies, so you can expect fingerprint scanners to become available cheaply for the home market.

I like it!