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Acer Laptop W/Fingerprint Recognition System

Posted by Hemos on from the building-it-in dept.

Dekaner writes "Acer has announced the TravelMate 740 with a built-in fingerprint recognition security system. The fingerprint sensor is part of the notebook? s palm rest. Users must train the recognition system, which is then used to boot the machine or to decrypt files stored on the hard disk. The TravelMate has a 1.2 GHz Pentium III processor, a 15-inch screen with a resolution of 1400 by 1050 pixels, built in 56K modem and Ethernet connection, and it can be supplied with either 128 or 256 MB of memory. It can be configured with a second hard disk, CD-ROM, DVD, or a DVD-CD-RW drive. It will go on sale in October."

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  1. FP by ellem · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Finger Print!

    --
    This .sig is fake but accurate.
  2. Re:Hi there, you shitbag! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    do you have a job?

  3. Just add a DNA analyzer too... by TheMidget · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    and cuming up with a suitable source of DNA samples should not be difficult...

  4. Re:reset? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    It probably works the same way passwords work. Input the old password/fingerprint, then input the new one.

    Booting into the BIOS might work. I've got a laptop that has a password-startup feature that doesn't allow you to startup or enter the BIOS without a password though.

  5. Re:I wouldn't trust it by ButtChicken · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Agree, this brand is useless

  6. Biometric Fingerprint Mouse by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    You can buy a fingerprint mouse for your computer at http://americansecurity.net.

  7. Re:Linux fingerprint software by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Ah.

    So you've dredged up the one single reference to a smart card reader device to Linux.

    Nope. None for Linux!

    (we should print that on a t-shirt)

  8. Re:Acer laptops are impressive by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I'm not trolling, I swear - did you even consider a Mac laptop?

  9. Re:no by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I hear you... FATHER!!!...

  10.   by Silent+Bob+loves+you · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    word

  11. Re:Hi there, you shitbag! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    are you some kind of closet-troll, or are you a complete waste of oxygen on the job as well?