wraggster
May 19th, 2014, 23:23
http://o.aolcdn.com/hss/storage/midas/f5804692215f06be447a0a09280cf0e7/200023198/IMG_9162.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/2014/05/19/samsung-biometrics-low-end-phones/)
The Galaxy S5 (http://www.engadget.com/2014/04/11/samsung-galaxy-s5-review/) was widely tipped to launch with iris-scanning capabilities. When the crunch time came, Samsung played safe with only fingerprint sensor (http://www.engadget.com/2014/02/24/samsung-galaxy-s5-preview/) support.According to the Wall Street Journal (http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2014/05/19/samsung-looks-to-expand-biometric-sensors-in-mobile-devices/), the eye-centric tech is still on the company's radar and could soon debut in new high- and low-end phones alike. "We're looking at various types of biometric [mechanisms] and one of things that everybody is looking at is iris detection," Samsung executive Rhee In-jong admitted today, adding that it would likely be included in flagship smartphones first. Like fingerprint recognition, iris scanning would likely form another link inSamsung's Knox platform (http://www.engadget.com/2014/02/25/samsung-unveils-knox-20/), putting it in good stead with big organizations like the US government (http://www.engadget.com/2013/05/03/samsung-knox-gets-official-dod-approval-for-government-use/). Samsung's desire to "follow the market trend" often causes it to beat rivals to market with features that customers rarely use. Iris scanning could well be the next example.
http://www.engadget.com/2014/05/19/samsung-biometrics-low-end-phones/
The Galaxy S5 (http://www.engadget.com/2014/04/11/samsung-galaxy-s5-review/) was widely tipped to launch with iris-scanning capabilities. When the crunch time came, Samsung played safe with only fingerprint sensor (http://www.engadget.com/2014/02/24/samsung-galaxy-s5-preview/) support.According to the Wall Street Journal (http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2014/05/19/samsung-looks-to-expand-biometric-sensors-in-mobile-devices/), the eye-centric tech is still on the company's radar and could soon debut in new high- and low-end phones alike. "We're looking at various types of biometric [mechanisms] and one of things that everybody is looking at is iris detection," Samsung executive Rhee In-jong admitted today, adding that it would likely be included in flagship smartphones first. Like fingerprint recognition, iris scanning would likely form another link inSamsung's Knox platform (http://www.engadget.com/2014/02/25/samsung-unveils-knox-20/), putting it in good stead with big organizations like the US government (http://www.engadget.com/2013/05/03/samsung-knox-gets-official-dod-approval-for-government-use/). Samsung's desire to "follow the market trend" often causes it to beat rivals to market with features that customers rarely use. Iris scanning could well be the next example.
http://www.engadget.com/2014/05/19/samsung-biometrics-low-end-phones/