Fingerprint device and software firm BIO-key has revealed plans to launch new ranges at an upcoming trade show.Bio-key will unveil new mobile USB readers and biometric padlocks at the Consumer Electronic Show (CES) Thursday, January 5-8 in Las Vegas.At CES BIO-key will unveil FreePass – a wearable, mobile USB fingerprint reader for Windows. The company says that FreePass gives customers the freedom to bring their identity from device to device without entering passwords or PINs.It will also launch the TouchLock line of fingerprint biometric padlocks, including TouchLock BLE a Bluetooth enabled model that can be operated with a smartphone.Bio-key says TouchLock eliminates the need to enter a combination.Meanwhile, SidePass is a compact touch reader for Windows, and there is the Q-180 Touch, a Micro USB compatible fingerprint reader for Android devices.Mike DePasquale, chairman & CEO, BIO-key, said: “Our new product introductions build on our initial line of Windows 10 compatible compact fingerprint readers that began shipping in volume this Fall. Seeing the rapid growth in deployment and consumer use of biometrics on smartphones, we committed to developing additional products that would provide consumers with convenient security they can use for daily access to information or to protect physical assets”.Kelvin Wong, Managing Director of BIO-key Hong Kong, added, “Fundamentally, our goal is to create an entire ecosystem of traditional products, used daily by consumers that have been substantially enhanced in their function and security through the addition of our biometric technology. These new offerings combined with our other products, all further our mission of bringing 'The Power of Touch' to solutions on a global basis”.”For the hundreds of millions of consumers worldwide that use padlocks in their daily lives – ona suitcase in a storage room or locker – the challenge is remembering and securing the combinationor keeping track of and protecting the key. We've developed a lock that can be enabled with theowner's fingerprint and another lock that includes Bluetooth technology and can be opened usingyour fingerprint on your smartphone.”
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