Eye scanning technology has long been a part of the security apparatus of the non-mobile world. An infrared beam scanning the iris – which like a fingerprint is unique to an individual – has been used in, for example, airports in the Middle East for some time.
All that is required is a strong enough infrared ‘light’, a powerful camera and the software smarts to interpret the data. The only issue for the mobile world has been cost; the technology has been far too expensive for mobile devices even for tablets and high end phones such as the Samsung S5.
As technology costs come down, however, this is set to change. Will Samsung be the first to move?
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