Enjoy Windows Hello on your Windows 10 devices using these BIO-key fingerprint readers
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Windows Hello is biometric authentication that provides you instant access to your Windows 10 devices. Simply show your face or use your fingerprint to login to your new devices running Windows 10 and be immediately recognized and greeted with a smile. If you have high-end Windows devices like Surface Book or Lumia 950 XL, you must be already enjoying Windows Hello through the face recognition feature. If you want to enjoy Windows Hello on your older PCs, check out the hardware solutions from companies like BIO-key. Bio-key fingerprint readers cost less than $40 and they work just as you expect. Recently, I had a chance to try out both the BIO-key SideTouch and BIO-key EcoID fingerprint readers. Both of them are compact, well-built and they are really fast in recognizing your fingerprint.
SideTouch is a compact, easy-to-use, durable touch fingerprint reader that operates on any Windows device with a standard USB port. SideTouch was developed to provide an affordable option for tablet and laptop users to conveniently incorporate biometric authentication into their sign-in process.
Features:
- Perfect for tablets and laptops with Windows 8.1 and 10
- Microsoft-tested and qualified for Windows Hello
- Fingerprint biometric sign-in for Windows Hello
- Durable design for commercial use
- Cost efficient alternative to expensive readers
- Authenticate to a device or server
- Enhance security and convenience in one
- Works with BIO-key Authentication for Active Directory
- 1 year warranty
Order it using the below links,
EcoID is a compact, easy-to-use, durable touch fingerprint reader that operates on any Windows device with a standard USB port. EcoID was developed to provide an affordable option for workstations or docking station to conveniently incorporate biometric authentication into their sign-in process. It comes with a wire which you can connect it to your desktop CPU and place the fingerprint reader at a reachable location.
- Perfect for desktops and workstations with Windows 7, 8.1, and 10
- Microsoft-tested and qualified for Windows Hello
- Fingerprint biometric sign-in for Windows Hello
- Durable design for commercial use
- Cost efficient alternative to expensive readers
- Authenticate to a device or server
- Enhance security and convenience in one
- Works with BIO-key Authentication for Active Directory
- 1 year warranty
Order it using the below links,
