Mobile theft device detects walking style

Juniper Foo | Oct 19, 2005

You can mimic a person's body language, but can you imitate his exact gait? From the land of Nokia and Santa Claus comes a device that aims to make it that much harder to steal mobile phones and laptops, as the gizmo detects changes in its owner's walking style. The VTT Technical Research Center of Finland gets credit for thinking out of the biometric box with this one. The gadget first imprints the user's gait, then checks it against the saved information. If the values differ, the user has to enter a password. Failing which, well, your mobile or laptop simply freezes to prevent unauthorized use. Wonder what happens if you stub a toe.

(image: VTT research professor Heikki Ailisto)

See larger image here | another device that uses movement

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Availability: Concept, read more at the Web site
Device: Security device
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