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Chance of Apple incorporating a biometric device into MBA?!?

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McGilli

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I really wish, i mean REALLY wish Apple would get on the biometric fingerprint readers for their notebooks. As I have a MBA I wish they would put in in the MBA.

If you have never used a machine with one - you are missing out. Basically it replaces the need to ever type in a password again, for any site or application you use - even logging into the OS.

Apple is usually so 'ahead' of the others - I wish they would include this - even if it was an 'extra' model feature that cost more I would grab it.

Anyone else?
 
TheMasin9

TheMasin9

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Yeah, right....

This tech is very much a waste of space in apple computers. We won't ever see it as anything more than a third party peripheral...
 
jonbravo77

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Sorry, don't find that much use for it. They should incorporate retinal scanning using the iSight, now that is technology... :D
 
SFStateStudent

SFStateStudent

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Please don't incorporate anything related to fingerprint readers; they are unreliable and cause nothin' but headaches for users. The War Department has a Dell computer (office issued computer) with that bonehead app and she's constantly taking it in to reset the computer at her office's IT department, and she's constantly using my MBA...:(
 
Les Kern

Les Kern

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SFStateStudent said:
Please don't incorporate anything related to fingerprint readers; they are unreliable and cause nothin' but headaches for users. (
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I have them on all my PC's and they work flawlessly... but I think the answer to this question as far as Apple is concerned is: No.
They would NEVER ruin the artistic lines of any of their products. And THAT'S the only thing to consider.
 
SFStateStudent

SFStateStudent

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Les Kern said:
I have them on all my PC's and they work flawlessly... but I think the answer to this question as far as Apple is concerned is: No. They would NEVER ruin the artistic lines of any of their products. And THAT'S the only thing to consider.
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I hear ya' but my off-duty supervisor hardly uses her Dell, and that's probably 99% of the problem. I'm not sure if she needs to do those automatic updates or what, b/c she uses her Dell maybe 1-2X per month and the rest of the time she's "bogarting" my MBA...:p
 
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jtmav

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Dec 15, 2007
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I had one on my last VAIO and it was buggy at best. Retinal scan makes more sense for Apple. Wouldn't disturb the look and would be forward looking.
I like my Air just the way it is.:)

JTMav
 
jaw04005

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I have a USB Microsoft fingerprint reader that works fine. Although I think they discontinued it.

Anyone remember VoicePrint password? At one point, Apple was a leader in mainstream biometric technology. Ahhhh ... the good old days.
 

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fteoath64

fteoath64

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Not a chance!. Biometeric devices are very flaky!. I think facial recognition using the built-in iSight camera as a better possibility followed by password (ie 2 factor authentication).
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NewGenAdam

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In the future, I think one biometric identification method will reign supreme for simplicity of use; retina, fingerprint, facial scan. But none of them are cheap or effective yet, so we've got a wait first.

Either Apple will lead the new technology with a revolutionary use of it in a product, or other R&D teams will have to make it good, and Apple will incorporate it. If Apple takes the lead, it will be sooner... Either way, not soon!
 
yoyo5280

yoyo5280

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McGilli said:
I really wish, i mean REALLY wish Apple would get on the biometric fingerprint readers for their notebooks. As I have a MBA I wish they would put in in the MBA.

If you have never used a machine with one - you are missing out. Basically it replaces the need to ever type in a password again, for any site or application you use - even logging into the OS.

Apple is usually so 'ahead' of the others - I wish they would include this - even if it was an 'extra' model feature that cost more I would grab it.

Anyone else?
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I think the big problem for apple is implementing it in a cheap and stylish way. Samething with Blu=Ray.

I mean have you seen the laptops with it. UUUUUGGGLLLYYY
 
BornAgainMac

BornAgainMac

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jaw04005 said:
I have a USB Microsoft fingerprint reader that works fine. Although I think they discontinued it.

Anyone remember VoicePrint password? At one point, Apple was a leader in mainstream biometric technology. Ahhhh ... the good old days.
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I still use mine. I have a old Mac dedicated to OS 9 even though it is possible to run Tiger on it. It is my gaming rig now.
 
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