Fingerprint readers are so cool!

[bigrash]

Finally configured my work laptop to use the fingerprint reader. this thing is sweeeet!

 

[Cattlegod]

how much $$?

 

[bigrash]

Originally posted by: Cattlegod
how much $$?

it was built-in on the laptop

 

[Night201]

I've always wanted one as well. They're like $100, right?

 

[BrokenVisage]

It's builtin to some IBM lappys now.

 

[Cook1]

Oooo, i wants one...

 

[bigrash]

Originally posted by: BrokenVisage
It's builtin to some IBM lappys now.

yup, i love my ibm t42

 

[Rubycon]

Easily foiled me'fraid.

 

[ShadowBlade]

MS Optical Desktop with Fingerprint Reader
Just the fingerprint reader

 

[BrokenVisage]

Oh, the correct term is 'biometric scanner'

 

[Crescent13]

yeah, and what happens if you cut your finger? No computer until your finger heals right?

 

[ShadowBlade]

Originally posted by: Crescent13
yeah, and what happens if you cut your finger? No computer until your finger heals right?

or just type your password

i beleive all they do is paste the password from an encrpyted file

 

[SmoochyTX]

I haven't found one yet that says it's able to be used with Firefox or other alternative browsers. They're all Explorer-compatible only.

Anybody know where a Firefox-compatible one can be found?

 

[bigrash]

Originally posted by: Crescent13
yeah, and what happens if you cut your finger? No computer until your finger heals right?

you can scan more than just one finger. and let's say someone chops off your arm, you can log in using your password

 

[Rubycon]

This is what happens when they cannot log on.

 

[PlatinumGold]

Originally posted by: ShadowBlade
MS Optical Desktop with Fingerprint Reader
Just the fingerprint reader

can these things be linked to domain usernames / passwords?

 

[blurredvision]

Awesome, I'd like to have this as well. I finally passworded my personal laptop at work after this one guy kept sitting at my desk and surfing the internet and playing solitare. To beat it all, he'd leave the fvcking screens up there after he was done, and it would look like I was doing it. After a couple of days of actually cursing at him to stay off my laptop, I passworded it. Kind of a pain in the ass to have a screensaver set at 3 minutes and typing in the password all the time.