NEC has developed software that can identify fingerprints on different
fingers of the same hand. Combined with a new scanner that鈥檚 smaller than a
matchbox, NEC says the software enables a different computer function to be
assigned to each finger. 鈥淭he left index finger may be configured to open a
file, or a touch of the right thumb will jump to the user鈥檚 favourite web-site,鈥�
says an NEC spokesman. NEC says this makes its system much more than a simple PC
access authorisation system. The program recognises fingerprints in less than a
second.
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