Patrick M. Lyon
IT 103-007 Lecture, IT 103-214 Lab

Biometrics and Consumer Electronics

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Apple's future iPhones could recognize a user by their heartbeat. (2010, May 6). Apple's future iPhones could recognize a user by their heartbeat. Retrieved February 24, 2014, from http://appleinsider.com/articles/10/05/06/apples_future_iphones_could_recognize_a_user_by_their_heartbeat. Used for potential implementation of heart beat sensors. Useful information on the patent that Apple Inc. had submitted to the U.S. Patent Office. Contained some speculation but other wise a good source.


Biometrics. 2014. In Merriam-Webster.com. Retrieved February 11, 2014, from http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/biometrics. Used for the definition of the word Biometrics. This source was very good for defining the word biometrics as well as some light history of the word biometrics.


Clover, J. (2014, January 21). Iris Scanning: The Newest Addition to Apple's Biometric Roadmap?. - Mac Rumors. Retrieved February 25, 2014, from http://www.macrumors.com/2014/01/21/apple-iris-scanning/. Used for information pertaining to current use of iris scanners. The information was good but contained more then what was needed.


Risen, T. (2013, 09). Privacy pros and cons of the iPhone 5S fingerprint scanner. U.S.News and World Report, , 1. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/1448375069?accountid=14541. Used for information on how Apple Inc. is using a fingerprint scanner in a handheld device. As well as used for seeing how the fingerprint scanners can bring up security concerns. Also contained Apple Inc. video on how TouchID works. Was not as good as it could have been, it provided more comments by others, rather then evaluating why this technology could be bad.

Trader, J. (2011, June 11). Iris Recognition vs. Retina Scanning - What are the Differences? - M2SYS Blog On Biometric Technology. M2SYS Blog On Biometric Technology. Retrieved February 23, 2014, from http://blog.m2sys.com/biometric-hardware/iris-recognition-vs-retina-scanning-what-are-the-differences/. Used to gather information on retina and iris scanning and how they work. This blog post has more information that what was really needed, but provided good detailed information on how both of the technologies work.


Up. (n.d.). Jawbone. Retrieved February 24, 2014, from http://jawbone.com/store/buy/up24. Used for information on how they use their sleep tracking systems. Was a useful source but had unneeded information.


Terms of Service - YouTube. (n.d.). YouTube. Retrieved April 6, 2014, from https://www.youtube.com/t/terms




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