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  • DIY: Wireless door access using a watch

    DIY: Wireless door access using a watch

    The TI Chronos has been a bit of a hackers darling recently, but this has to be the coolest application of it I've seen so far. Rather then getting an RFID tag embedded in your hand, program your watch to use a pre-programmed combination of taps to activate the lock.

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  • Lockface: USB drive that uses face recognition to verify users

    Lockface: USB drive that uses face recognition to verify users

    A Japanese company called Futen (they don't have a website) is selling a USB flash drive that uses face recognition technology to check the identity of users. Needless to say, the so-called Lockface only works with your computer's web cam.

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