TechHive: Maker Bionym says its Nymi wristband can ID you via your heartbeat

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Maker Bionym says its Nymi wristband can ID you via your heartbeat Sep 3rd 2013, 12:02, by Mark Hachman Users have been able to unlock notebooks and other devices using fingerprints and other biometric methods for years now. Bionym Tuesday unveiled a wristband that the company says can identify you from your heartbeat alone. The Nymi, as the company calls it, willl retail for less than $100, Bionym said. While users can preorder it via the Web site, it won't be delivered until 2014, the company said. Like other biometric sensors, Bionym is pitching the Nymi as an alternative to passwords or PIN codes, allowing users to merely touch the sensor with a fingertip and "log in". The Bionym Nymi Karl Martin, the chief executive of Bionym, said via email that the key to the technology is identifying unique features within a user's electrocardiogram (ECG). To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Media files: bionym_nymi_hand_authenticated-3-100052277-small.jpg

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