Handheld fingerprint readers will be rolled out to police across the UK from 2010 as part of the Project Midas scheme, allowing officers to perform on-the-spot ID checks without having to take ...

The Boston Globe has a story about a push for cops to use portable fingerprint scanners that could enable police to quickly identify criminals or put a name on a victim’s body. The Globe said: A local ...

The Sarasota County, Fla., Sheriff's Office has deployed handheld devices that scan fingerprints to aid officers working in the field. The Sheriff's Office purchased 14 of the handheld scanners that ...

Corvus Integration has made the Integrated Biometrics Five-O ten-print fingerprint scanner part of their device, the Tetrad ID Sleeve handheld multi-modal biometric identity and networking solution.

Cross Match Technologies, Inc. releases two new versions of its Mobile Essentials SDK that integrates its Verifier Mw wireless handheld fingerprint scanner with Android and Blackberry cellular ...

HUNTINGTON — A new piece of technology is helping to revolutionize efficiency and safety for West Virginia State Police. The Huntington detachment and several other posts statewide received portable, ...

A fingerprint scanner is a small electronic device that guards your computer from intruders. You place your fingertip on the reader; it scans your fingerprint and compares it to the prints stored in ...

From Disney World to the smartphone in your pocket, fingerprint scanners have become commonplace these days. Even budget phones sport the tech, sometimes alongside other biometric unlocking options ...

DigitalPersona plans to announce on Tuesday a fingerprint scanner for laptops and handhelds that doubles as a jog dial. The desktop security company plans to sell the scanner, named the U-are-U ...

That joke might seem like a bad one, but it kinda fits when we talk of fingerprint scanners on smartphones. They started from the bottom after all, and now seem to have reached their home (or so we ...

The Dane County Sheriff’s Office has started testing some new portable fingerprint scanners aimed at making it easier to identify people. The scanners, similar to the ones used at the jail, have been ...