Laptop w/authentication through a fingerprint biometric scan

[imported_Tomato]

Does anything like this exist already?

Apparently there are rumors IBM is going to release a new laptop in October which features authentication through a fingerprint biometric scan. I wonder how much that'll cost...

 

[vi edit]

This stuff has been around for years. I know that ASUS has built laptops for quite a while with a built in finger print login.

 

[imported_Tomato]

Originally posted by: vi_edit
This stuff has been around for years. I know that ASUS has built laptops for quite a while with a built in finger print login.

Ah, got it. Are they available to the general public?

 

[Hammer]

my laptop has a smart card reader, no fingerprint scanner though.

 

[DaiShan]

Originally posted by: Tomato

Originally posted by: vi_edit
This stuff has been around for years. I know that ASUS has built laptops for quite a while with a built in finger print login.

Ah, got it. Are they available to the general public?

Yeah, they sell biometrics on ebay for like $35 just plug it into your usb port...

 

[daveshel]

I have seen it as an add-on device that should work with any laptop.

 

[SagaLore]

Yea it's been around.

Unfortunately two-factor authentication has still not matured to the point of complete effectiveness. If you boot up into safe-mode you can bypass two-factor solutions.

 

[777php]

Fujitsu T70H, unfortunately its only avaialable in Japan, you can check it out at Dynamism.com

 

[vi edit]

http://products.consumerguide....iew/index.cfm/id/27322

 

[vi edit]

http://www.buympc.com