Biometrics hit the right metrics -- money

Here in the NYTimes is a small story about a "BioPod" from American Power Corporation. Just another in the mounting pile of stories about digital identity tools and capabilities that are getting ready for prime time in the most capitalist of ways: hitting the price point for the mass market. The Times's lead:

Fingerprint scanners are nothing new, but high prices have made them a tough sell for many technology buffs. A new scanner that costs $50 may persuade consumers to give biometric technology another look.

Posted by Grayson at April 1, 2004 08:03 AM