10-14-2005, 04:30 PM
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Watch Your Step - Cellphone Detects Owner's Walking Style
"Finnish scientists have invented a device designed to make it harder to steal mobile phones and laptops by enabling them to detect changes in their owner's walking style and then freeze them to prevent unauthorized use. The VTT Technical Research Center of Finland said the device, which it has patented but has yet to sell, could prevent millions of portable appliances from being stolen every year. "A device is equipped with sensors that measure certain characteristics of the user's gait. When the device is used for the first time, these measurements are saved in its memory," VTT said in a statement. The gadget would monitor the user's walking style and check it against the saved information. If the values differ, the user would have to enter a password."
With this technology, you will have to grab the cellphone and capture any of the information you're after before you take a step. it could really change the way we do security. Laptops, Cellphones, PDAs, Cameras, could all benefit from this. Of course, it doesn't do anything to prevent the user from having a weak password. 
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