Eikon Fingerprint Scanner Debuts at CES

By Janet Harris

UPEK Inc, the biometric security company, debuted a fingerprint scanner - the Eikon Digital Privacy Manager - at the CES in Las Vegas.  The device will be released later in 2007.

The pocket-sized Eikon, which is finished in blue metal, plugs into any USB connector and includes software which matches a user’s fingerprints to their application and Web page passwords.

After a simple installation process - the device scans in fingerprints from the left-hand index and middle fingers and then prompts the user to enter passwords for their PC, Web log-on etc - the user is free to work on the PC without the need for passwords.