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Global Consumer Electronic Biometrics Market

DUBLIN, Mar. 21, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --

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"Global Consumer Electronic Biometrics Market "

report to their offering.

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The Global Consumer Electronics Biometrics market has been witnessing increasing consolidation and is expected to continue in the coming years. Both the existing vendors and new entrants prefer the acquisitive route to either enter the market or broaden their portfolio of offerings. For instance, Apple acquired AuthenTec for US$356 million in 2012, which helps Apple attain all its patents for biometrics security in mobile devices. 3M completed the acquisition of Cogent Inc. in December 2010 for US$943 million. Cogent is a maker of biometrics recognition systems that allow governments and businesses to identify individuals by their fingers, palms, faces, and irises.

According to the report, the major growth driver is increasing use of personal devices for financial transactions. Since financial institutions are encouraging the use of mobile banking and online financial transactions, the need for high-level security is increasing. Also, the use of biometrics in consumer electronics helps in providing high-level security, enabling the growing use of biometrics in consumer electronics.

Further, the report states that one of the major challenges is the availability of inexpensive non-biometrics technologies. There is a high availability of solutions such as token-based two-factor authentication, password authentications, and software authentication. They are comparatively inexpensive and are much easier to operate, thereby finding greater acceptance among individual consumers. Therefore, it affects the growth of the Global Consumer Electronics Biometrics market.

The report also includes a discussion of the other vendors operating in this market. The other vendors in the market are Panasonic Corp., Biometrics Security Ltd., Cross Match Technologies Inc., Suprema Inc. Fingerprint Cards AB, and Siemens Biometrics.

The study was conducted using an objective combination of primary and secondary information including inputs from key participants in the industry. The report contains a comprehensive market and vendor landscape in addition to a SWOT analysis of the key vendors.

Key Topics Covered:

1. Executive Summary

2. List of Abbreviations

3. Introduction

4. Market Research Methodology

5. Scope of the Report

6. Market Description

7. Market Landscape

8. Geographical Segmentation

9. Vendor Landscape

10. Buying Criteria

11. Market Growth Drivers

12. Drivers and their Impact

13. Market Challenges

14. Impact of Drivers and Challenges

15. Market Trends

16. Key Vendor Analysis

17. Key Takeaways

18. Other Reports in this Series

Companies Mentioned:

3M Cogent Inc. AuthenTec Inc. Fujitsu Ltd. NEC Corp.
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Global Market for Wearable Computing Devices Projected To Reach $30.2 Billion in 2018; Consumer Market Expected To Surge With 52% CAGR

WELLESLEY, Massachusetts, February 25, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --

BCC Research (http://www.bccresearch.com) reveals in its new report, Wearable Computing: Technologies, Applications, and Global Markets, the global market for wearable computing devices is expected to grow to $30.2 billion by 2018, with a five-year compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 43.4%. The consumer market, the fastest moving segment overall, is projected to grow at a tremendous 52% CAGR.

Wearable or body-borne computers enable hands-free mobile real-time data monitoring, logic calculation, and network communication. Consumer applications, including wearable cameras, activity trackers, smart clothing, smart glasses, smart watches, augmented reality and gaming devices, are expected to explode onto the market over the next few years, reaching $22.1 billion by 2018. Non-consumer markets (healthcare, defense/security, enterprise, and industrial) are expected to reach $8.1 billion by 2018.

The smart watch product category is projected to account for the largest single consumer market, generating more than $12.5 billion in global annual revenues in 2018.

"Key for the future widespread adoption of smart watches in consumer markets will be for products to leverage the single unique advantage of smart watches over smart phones," said BCC Research information technology analyst Adam Weigold. "In other words, products must target consumer applications where it is a distinct advantage for a smart device to be permanently worn to prevent it from being misplaced, lost, or stolen. Hence, applications such as remote location of personal items, home automation and mobile payment processing could be "killer apps" for the smart watch."

Wearable computing: technologies, applications and global markets provides an overview of the wearable computing devices market. The report discusses recent technological advances in materials sciences, electronics, photonics, and software that are enabling a potentially vast range of new lightweight, wearable computing products to emerge. The history and current state of the market is reviewed and the types of devices available are discussed. An analysis of the industry structure, including major companies and market shares, and major markets and market drivers is made. Likely future industry developments are discussed and the future evolution of the technology is predicted. Patent evaluation, including coverage of the current state of technology, new patent applications, and newly issued patents is also included. This report is intended for developers, manufacturers, providers, suppliers, users, customers, commentators, analysts, and investors interested in where the Wearable computing devices and accessories market is heading.

Editors and reporters, who wish to speak with the analyst, should contact Steven Cumming at steven.cumming@bccresearch.com.

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Hole Labs receives Envisioneering innovation & Prize design in the 2014 ShowStoppers at the Consumer Electronics Show

LAS VEGAS, 10 January 2014/PRNewswire /-Eureka Hall, The Venetian / Booth #75006 - the era of passwords is finally again and everything so you have to log in to social media profiles, perform transactions and sign on the bank account is your biometric data and smartphone. In ShowStoppers this year at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), pits Labs, a digital infrastructure company, received the award for innovation & design Envisioneering application recently launched HoyosID.

This new platform of assertion of identity is a free, easy to use and practically can hack iPhone and Android app that uses a system of biometric recognition multi - including face, iris and periocular region - to confirm the identity, with a single component "liveness" to distinguish between a living person from a picture or video.

End-to-end technology aims to protect consumers and businesses through the use of devices like smartphones pattern of acquisition of biometric data in real time - without additional takeaway - hardware and mobile user authentication from a browser and password and fields on mobile devices without cost to users.

"My team is an honor having been recognized by ShowStoppers at CES for the launch of HoyosID, our new platform for assertion of identity," said Hector Hoyos, CEO and founder of the laboratories of holes. "For years, we have collectively worked to combine our knowledge and experience in the fields of technology and biometric data to create an attractive product that would ensure the material of individuals and companies in a convenient and cost effective way, without people having to carry an additional device to keep personal information secure."

"People are starting to realize that we need a better system in place to keep the material private protected and user names, passwords, and access are, no doubt not the solution - that we have failed many times and are so vulnerable to guards", said Hoyos. "Imagine a world in which we all need access to our personal accounts on the Internet is our face and a smartphone - without additional tabs - has become a reality, and we are eager to expand the applications of this technology further in the financial services space."

Hole Labs is led by Hector Hoyos, whose defense and security products have helped protect lives and properties for decades. In addition to holding several patents, he also invented the HBOX and EyeSwipe biometric authentication identity technologies and founded Global makers, Inc. (later renamed EyeLock Corp.).

For more information about pits and HoyosID laboratories, please visit: www.hoyoslabs.com. The application will be available for download later this quarter.

About hole Labs
Hole Labs is a company of security of digital infrastructure with security, computer vision and biometrics and big data experts. Hole Labs aims to develop and implement the company and the consumer identity assertion technology platforms that address conveniently and safely identity challenges claim today. Hole laboratories currently has offices in New York, Boston, Bucharest (Romania) and Beijing (China).

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Hoyos Labs Receives Envisioneering Innovation & Design Award at the 2014 ShowStoppers at the Consumer Electronics Show

LAS VEGAS, Jan. 10, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Eureka Hall, The Venetian / Booth #75006 -- The era of usernames and passwords is finally over, and all one will need to log onto social media profiles, conduct transactions and sign into banking account are his or her biometrics and smartphone. At this year's ShowStoppers at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Hoyos Labs, a digital infrastructure company, received the Envisioneering Innovation & Design Award for its recently launched app, HoyosID.

This new identity assertion platform is a free, easy-to-use and virtually unhackable iPhone and Android app that uses a multi-biometric recognition system – including the face, iris and periocular region – to confirm one's identity, with a unique "liveness" component to distinguish a living person from a photograph or video.

The end-to-end technology aims to protect both consumers and corporations by leveraging smartphones as real-time biometrics pattern acquisition devices – with no need for additional hardware to carry – and moving authentication out of a browser's username and password fields and onto mobile devices at no cost to users.

"My team is honored to have been recognized by ShowStoppers at CES for the launch of HoyosID, our new identity assertion platform," said Hector Hoyos, CEO and founder of Hoyos Labs. "For years, we have collectively worked to combine our knowledge and expertise in the biometrics, IT and technology fields to create an attractive product that would secure the material of both individuals and companies in a convenient and cost-effective way, without requiring people to carry around an additional gadget to keep personal information safe."

"People are beginning to realize that we need a better system in place to keep our private material protected, and usernames, passwords and log-ins are, without a doubt, not the solution – they have failed us all too many times and are so vulnerable to hacks," Hoyos added. "Imagining a world in which all we need to access our personal accounts on the Internet is our face and a smartphone – no additional tokens – has now become a reality, and we are eager to expand the applications of this technology further into the financial services space."

Hoyos Labs is led by Hector Hoyos, whose security and defense products have helped to protect lives and properties for decades. In addition to holding multiple patents, he also invented the HBOX and EyeSwipe biometrics identity authentication technologies and founded Global Rainmakers, Inc. (later renamed EyeLock Corp.).

For more information on Hoyos Labs and HoyosID, please visit: www.hoyoslabs.com. The app will be available for download later this quarter.

About Hoyos Labs
Hoyos Labs is a digital infrastructure security company with security, computer vision and biometrics and big data experts. The goal of Hoyos Labs is to develop and deploy enterprise and consumer identity assertion technology platforms that will conveniently and securely address the identity assertion challenges of today. Hoyos Labs currently has offices in New York, Boston, Bucharest (Romania) and Beijing (China).

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Hoyos Labs Receives Envisioneering Innovation & Design Award at the 2014 ShowStoppers at the Consumer Electronics Show

For more information on Hoyos Labs and HoyosID, please visit: www.hoyoslabs.com. The app will be available for download later this quarter.

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SensoMotoric Instruments Unveils SMI RED-n Consumer Eye Control Technology for Gaming and Computing

SensoMotoric Instruments Unveils SMI RED-n Consumer Eye Control Technology for Gaming and Computingjwplayer.key="2kY/GKwZ2uQZmDlQ9VYArfZt2b4+KhHX3+DM4zisgtE=";BOSTON, BERLIN and TELTOW, Germany, January 6, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --

The RED-n eye tracker by SensoMotoric Instruments' (SMI) brings robust, accurate and precise eye tracking technology with unprecedented small form factor at a mass market price to OEMs and consumer applications.

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The doors open at CES 2014 and SensoMotoric Instruments (SMI), a world leader in eye and gaze tracking for over 20 years, announces their RED-n eye tracking technology that will change how people control their tablets, laptops and desktop PCs and how they play and experience the next generation of video games. SMI's product development team has listened carefully to SMI's best in class OEM partners who use SMI eye tracking technology along with gaming, computer hardware, assistive devices and professional applications. As a result, the SMI RED-n opens up new ways for people to use eye control in their daily tasks - truly natural and productive.

The technology is already available for evaluation by OEM customers. SMI is working with a partner to announce a general available eye tracking peripheral for individual developers and dedicated end user applications in Q1/14.

The next-generation algorithms of the SMI RED-n deliver unprecedented robustness and highest accuracy for monitor sizes up to 28", and free head movements in a range more than four times larger compared to the current market available technology. With only 8mm thickness, the RED-n hardware components can be integrated into almost any device such as tablets, laptops and monitors or can been used as an externally attached eye tracking accessory.

Christian Villwock, Director of SMI´s OEM Solutions Business: "We've listened carefully to our partners, so that this new generation of our well established eye tracking technology outperforms in all relevant dimensions the existing eye tracking solutions while allowing a mass market's price for volume applications."

SMI OEM Website: http://www.smivision.com/oem-eye-tracking/index.html

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Synaptics interface industry-leading solutions in 2014 human Consumer Electronics Show

LAS VEGAS, 02 January 2014/PRNewswire /-Synaptics Inc. (NASDAQ: ball gown strapless floor), a leading developer of human interface solutions, announced today will feature several innovations of milestone in 2014 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas from January 7 to January 10. On the heels of a great year for the advancement of human interface, the company will highlight several solutions industry for commercially will debut in 2013, while also providing visitors with a vision towards the future of human interface technology.

Innovation today - human interface main milestones of the year 2013

® ClearPad 3350:First full high definition industry in-cell touch screen is powered by the solution of driver ClearPad 3350 single-chip touch that is integrated directly into the touch screen, delivering Nexus 5 users best-in-class touch sensitivity and experience 10-finger multi-touch. ClearPad ® single layer of cells (maintenance): maintain ClearPad solution is the first to merge the touch screen sensor and glass liquid (LCD) together in an elegant pile, allowing finer, lighter smartphone designs that became commercially available for the first time in 2013 via the G bike and Yulong Coolpad, smartphone 8908 entry-level for the China market. 3D-Touch ™: feeding the Samsung Galaxy S4 in 2013 as AirView ™, this gesture technology extends the possibilities of user interface with proximity, libration and air functionality at once with the fingers. TypeGuard ™: software TypeGuard technology virtually eliminates the movements of the cursor false, accidental taps and false edge scrolls distinguishing between a finger and a Palm, giving a more accurate response to users during everyday use. ForcePad ®: award-winning, pressure-sensitive TouchPad Synaptics for laptops, which includes TypeGuard, brings a new dimension of control users and became commercially available for the first time in 2013 with a leader of the OEM. ClickPad purpose ™ 2.0: appointed as International CES innovation 2014 design and Engineering Award Honoree, ClickPad aim 2.0 with TypeGuard is the most advanced portable sensor capacitive TouchPad technology available with leading OEM, offering best in class and industry more responsive and coherent, durability click performance.Interface human innovations tomorrow - a look at the future

Concept prototypes:Tradition of Synaptics continuous reflection human interface solutions and game-changing, the company once more will feature innovative prototypes, including a TouchPad proximity enabled, a haptic-enabled touchscreen, touch touch screen, a new set of user experiences in the proximity and more-capable phones. Fingerprint authentication: following its acquisition of 2013 biometrics, Synaptics will highlight new touch capabilities identity with authentication solutions to address the explosive growth of this technology in consumer devices. New biometrics team Synaptics will be demonstrating products enabling highly suitable security, without friction for everything from mobile payment, access to mobile security transactions enterprise and cloud-based services. ThinTouch ®:Keyboard solutions delivers unprecedented performance, driven in part by shrink keys and detection of presence of thinness, Synaptics capacitive sensors capabilities-driven finger it will highlight in a series of demo platforms. Synaptics will exhibit broadest family of solutions industry in an area of private meeting (LVCC, South Hall 2, #MP25340) from January 7 to January 10 appointment. Customers and suppliers are encouraged to contact your partner of Synaptics to arrange a meeting at CES. The media are encouraged to contact synaptics@text100.com to arrange on-site interviews.

For last minute Synaptics news, follow @SynaCorp on Twitter. For more information about products and solutions of Synaptics, visit www.synaptics.com.

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As a leading developer of human interface solutions that improve the user experience, Synaptics offers the broadest portfolio of industry solutions. ® ClearPad family supports touch screen solutions for devices ranging from mobile phones of entry-level flagship premium smartphones, tablets and laptops. The TouchPad ™ family, including ClickPad purpose ™ and ForcePad ®, is integrated in most notebooks today. LiveFlex ® fingerprint sensor technology enables authentication, mobile payments, and touch navigation for smartphones, tablets and laptops. Broad portfolio of Synaptics also includes ThinTouch ® solutions to support keyboard slim and lightweight, as well as the key technologies for the next generation touch screen enabled applications and video. (NASDAQ: ball gown strapless floor) www.synaptics.com.

Synaptics TouchPad, ClearPad, ClickPad purpose, ForcePad, ThinTouch, LiveFlex, and the Synaptics logo are trademarks of Synaptics in the United States and/or other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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Frost & Sullivan: Integration of Biometrics in Consumer Electronics a Fast-Emerging Trend

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Dec. 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- While the adoption of biometrics has been concentrated in the government sector, market dynamics are shifting, as these technologies find increasing use in consumer electronic products. Many computers and laptops already use biometrics, and several tier-one manufacturers are now looking to introduce biometrics into devices, such as mobile phones, to distinguish their high-end products in the market.

According to the new analysis from Frost & Sullivan (http://www.technicalinsights.frost.com), Innovations in Biometrics for Consumer Electronics, fingerprint recognition will remain the leading biometric technology used in consumer electronics due to its convenience, cost-efficiency and quick ROI. Iris recognition and multimodal biometrics will rapidly grow in the next three years due to their accuracy, although the high cost and large size of iris recognition systems may hinder widespread uptake. Voice and face recognition technologies likewise should find higher usage depending on the security requirement of the application.

If you are interested in more information on this study, please send an e-mail to Jeannette Garcia, Corporate Communications, at jeannette.garcia@frost.com, with your full name, company name, job title, telephone number, company email address, company website, city, state and country.

"The acquisition of Authentec by Apple has kick-started the biometrics trend in consumer electronics and Samsung has also filed for biometric patents, indicating the company's interest in incorporating biometric scanning into its devices," said Technical Insights Research Analyst Mousumi Dasgupta. "With the world's two most popular smartphone manufacturers employing biometric sensors, all major mobile manufacturers are likely to soon follow suit."

However, large-scale implementation may only occur when more established, cheaper biometric solutions are available, given that high costs deter end users. Further, biometric features are still not considered essential on consumer electronics, and customers who do use these usually opt for less expensive alternatives, such as pass codes and tokens. As such, the launch of innovative, affordable biometrically enabled products will be vital to boost installations.

The lack of standardization reduces the ability of biometric software to function across consumer electronic devices, as various devices have different operating systems and versions. Establishing standards will be crucial to allow the use of biometric technologies with minimal integration.

"The capabilities of near field communication and cloud computing can be combined with biometrics to explore new market opportunities in mobile commerce applications," concluded Dasgupta. "In fact, mobile network operators and cloud service providers are expected to enter the biometrics for consumer electronics market to fully utilize the security and convenience offered by biometrics."

Innovations in Biometrics for Consumer Electronics, a part of the Technical Insights subscription, covers key biometric technologies, their advantages and applications in the consumer electronics market. It also covers various dimensions that shape the biometrics market, including market opportunities, global footprint, and market impact of key innovations, funding trends, Mega Trend impact, and potential points of convergence. Further, this research service includes detailed technology analysis and industry trends evaluated following extensive interviews with market participants.

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