Fingerprint, face detection, as well as a combination of numbers and letters into the passkey has become a commonplace. But it becomes easy hacked by criminals or people who whim.
A startup company named Bionym develop a magic bracelet that can monitor the users heartbeat. Then used it as a keyword for computer device, web services, even cars, homes, and hotel rooms.
The bracelets, called Nymi can check its authentic identity through wireless heartbeat authentication. The other person who tried to use it can fail due to different heart rhythm is detected.
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| Each person has a unique cardiac rhythm which allows the Nymi bracelet to easily identify its owner and used it as the passkey. (Picture from: http://thedroidguy.com/) |
Not only with the heartbeat, Nymi also monitored the heartbeat with electrocardiogram sensor. This sensor can detect motion and distance that allows some basic motion control as the key.
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| The Nymi bracelet banner. (Picture from: http://www.bionym.com/) |
In their promotional video, Nymi is demonstrated can be open house, a car, a web service, to hotel rooms. The plan, this magic bracelet can be connected to a device that has the Android, iOS, Mac, and Windows operating system. Bionym also open up opportunities for developers to manipulate this bracelet functions to be much more developed.
Although Nymi still in the prototype phase, they've opened the pre-orders. For the initial 25 thousand subscribers, they will be charged at U.S. $ 79, about Rp. 800 thousand via getnymi. While the original price will be at U.S. $ 99 or approx. Rp. 1.09 million. *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | BIONYM | CNET | NUR ROCHMI | KORAN TEMPO 4334]
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