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LG G8 Can Unlock by Scanning the Veins in your Hand

posted by mrpg on Tuesday February 26 2019, @05:05AM   Printer-friendly
from the vaccines-go-into-veins dept.

Phoenix666 writes:

CNet:

For starters, the 8-megapixel camera has an IR sensor and transmitter for 3D-mapping and motion-captioning purposes. This enables the G8 to use 3D mapping for face unlock, similar to the Apple iPhone's Face ID feature. And because the previous G7 only used 2D facial recognition, face unlock on the G8 is more secure and it can be done in low-light conditions.

The G8 also allows you to unlock the phone by scanning the veins in your hand. (Yes, you read that correctly.) LG calls this new biometric authentication Hand ID. The phone's IR sensor gathers information from the hemoglobin in your blood, and renders a unique image of your veins inside your hand. Hovering your hand over the camera, you won't need to touch your phone at all to unlock it.

Can it unlock with vein patterns in general, or just on hands?

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  • (Score: 2) by MichaelDavidCrawford on Tuesday February 26 2019, @06:23AM (3 children)

    by MichaelDavidCrawford (2339) Subscriber Badge <mdcrawford@gmail.com> on Tuesday February 26 2019, @06:23AM (#806825) Homepage Journal

    "It's because your veins are small and wiggly."

    It's very difficult to find the veins in my arm. It's always easy to find them in the back of my hands but even so, I offer them the opportunity to challenge themselves.

    Sometimes they really _must_ plant a needle in my arm, as when inserting an IV catheter.

    To make this job easier some of the hospitals have $$$$ infrared/laser devices that project an image of your veins on your arm. The cool thing is you can move your arm around and the image moves with it.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday February 26 2019, @10:05AM (2 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday February 26 2019, @10:05AM (#806871)

    If you've read TFS, you would notice

    the 8-megapixel camera has an IR sensor and transmitter for 3D-mapping

    and you write

    To make this job easier some of the hospitals have $$$$ infrared/laser devices

    so, what's the problem? The $$$$ devices now are about $ on your phone.