Qritek Mouse Has Iris Recognition, Big Brother Not Included (Yet)

Charlie White — Tue, 08 May 2007 14:40:00 EDT

Here's a mouse for the security-conscious (read: paranoid) from Qritek Japan Co., and this one uses iris recognition to differentiate you from the 6.7 billion other people on this planet. Every time you want to log in to your PC, you just hold this mouse up to your eye, and it compares your unique iris with its preregistered information. It sounds like some kind of science fiction movie.

And the price is in the realm of science fiction, too, because whoever heard of paying $315 for a mouse? But this iris recognition thing is an up-and-coming way to identify individuals, and perhaps someday it'll be used to ID you everywhere, so you won't have to carry credit cards, a driver's license, or any other identification as your life is completely monitored by Big Brother. Maybe a chip embedded in your arm would be better. – Charlie White

Iris recognizing mouse [Plastic Bamboo]

OKI's Iris Recognition Technology for Phones Goes Great With Tin Foil Hats

www.gizmodo.com — Mon, 27 Nov 2006 16:07:05 EST

If you're really worried about someone stealing your phone and then making loads of calls on your dime, you probably want some security on there. Like a lock code, which basically all phones have.

If that's not good enough for you and you won't feel secure until you can't make a call without sticking your phone up to your face and taking a picture of your eye, good news! OKI of Japan has just created software that locks your phone until your iris is recognized. Look for it to hit the phones of paranoid idiots everywhere come next March. –Adam Frucci

OKI Introduces Japan's First Iris Recognition for Camera-equipped Mobile Phones [Slashphone]

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Qritek Mouse Has Iris Recognition, Big Brother Not Included (Yet)

OKI's Iris Recognition Technology for Phones Goes Great With Tin Foil Hats