IRIS Detection

Day in and day out we need to prove our identity at various places, for secure access to buildings, air and rail travel, to cast a vote, etc. Security and the authentication of individuals are necessary in different spheres of life.

 

Traditionally, we have been using photo-based identity cards to prove our identity and we have been quite accustomed to it. These identity cards were augmented/replaced by passwords in many cases. However, of late, these conventional identity proofs are being replaced by biometric identifications to overcome many of the shortfalls of these methods. One of the most dangerous security threats is the impersonation, in which somebody claims to be somebody else. Trend in the identification & authentication world is headed towardsbiometrics. Finger prints, face recognition, Iris Recognition, DNA pattern recognition are replacing printed identity cards. Biometric identification provides a valid alternative to conventional authentication mechanisms such as ID cards and passwords. Biometric identification identifies an individual based on “who they are (Biometrics)” rather than “what they possess (passport)” or “what they remember (password)”.

 

Amongst various biometric authentication systems, IRIS recognition system is very important technique that uses pattern-recognition techniques on images of irides to uniquely identify an individual. Iris recognition is a particular type of biometric system that can be used to reliably identify a person by analyzing the patterns found in the iris. Because of the uniqueness of the iris, this is a very reliable form of authentication system. Although there is a genetic influence, particularly on the iris’ colour, the iris develops through folding of the tissue membrane and then degeneration (to create the pupil opening) which results in a random and unique iris.

The new age imaginary phone

How many times you cannot find or use your phone when it’s ringing? Either it has slipped in dark corners of your sofa or kept under the pile of clothes in the bedroom or your hands are greasy after cooking. Is it just an important call that you missed? Well what if you could use your palm and could disconnect or take the call? Don’t be shocked, it would be possible in near future.

Though strange it may sound, it would be made possible by Gustafson along with his colleagues Christian Holz and Patrick Baudisch at Potsdam University, Germany. These geniuses are of the view that there is a scope that such phones and remote connections could be created. In order to make these imaginary phones possible, it would require two things - knowing where the application on the physical phones exits and technology that would sense where the users are pressing on the hands and would send commands to the phone.

BlackBerry PlayBook- The New-Age Playbook!

The market that blackberry has created is not just out of the great promotions that it does but also the innovative and useful technology it offers to help the people connected. And Blackberry messenger is one such technology. Not just the BB phones, the latest blackberry playbooks have become a fad too. Everyone wants to join the ‘Blackberry Boys’ bandwagon and enjoy the endless benefits that Blackberry offers.

BB Playbook epitomizes advance web browsing, high performance, great security features, easy multitasking, innovative development platform and enterprise support. This Playbook is certainly a class apart with its ultra thin and portable designs. Thickness less than half an inch and weight not even a pound; this playbook offers seven inches resolution display to the users.