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NEC is an industry leader when it comes to biometric identification technology. True to their usually high standards, NEC have unveiled their latest product, the HS100-10. What it does better than most USB fingerprint scanners is no physical contact is necessary for a scan thanks to a very advanced algorithm.

Its official product name is the HS100-10 Contactless Hybrid Finger Scanner and as mentioned, there’s a USB interface for optimum ease-of-use. While there have been more than a few usb fingerprint scanners featured here at geeky Gadgets in the past, the NEC really stands apart thanks to its advanced-ness, meaning it’s so advanced, the closest competition is still struggling to meet its impossibly high standards.

More than just fancy tech, NEC has the track record to back its claim as the best in the biz. Numerous evaluations undertaken by the National Institute of Standards and Technology have proven NEC really is top dog in its field. Proof enough is the HS100-10, which is due this May. As of this writing, there’s no word on the price yet.

Via Gizmag

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As the name suggests, security surveillance cameras, or more precisely termed as video surveillance cameras, refer to the electronic instruments which are used for the purpose of investigating, monitoring, or closely scrutinizing the events which occur at a particular place, occasion, or an event.

In recent times, the video surveillance cameras are having their applications in several fields. They are being used in the borders, high security zones near important buildings, in the schools, colleges, as well as in our homes, to ensure an environment of safety, with no encroachment of any flaws or discrepancies creeping into these systems.

With the passage of time, these cameras are all set to be applied in many new sectors for security and monitoring reasons. Video surveillance cameras are of the following types:

* Fake security cameras: These cameras are not the same as the original ones. Relatively inexpensive in nature, these record the events taking place when they occur.
* Covert security cameras: These cameras generally assume the form of the articles which are of daily use. Some examples in this regard are a pen, a shirt button, a wall clock, etc. These cameras continuously record the occurrences taking place without any knowledge of the persons about its existence.
* Wired security cameras: This type belongs to the category which has been entrusted with a fixed location, which cannot be changed. It continuously keeps on recording the events that are taking place.
* Wireless security cameras: Characterized by a flexible set up, and the capability of being transferred from one place to another, these cameras are one of the most preferable choices.
* Night vision cameras: This type is in general used for the low light areas, and the images that are recorded are black and white.
* Home surveillance cameras: The home surveillance cameras are used in our homes in order to facilitate as well as ensure a more secure environment, as we are not aware of all the events that are taking place inside our homes. This measure provides an extra dimension to the house owners to propagate and uphold their own personal safety too.

The modern smartphone market is an aggressive and competitive animal that is packed with innovative technology and creative design concepts. Each new handset to be released makes promises of possessing the latest tech and spec, with their own unique spin on features that may or may not already exist. Caught up in this storm of creativity and the pressures of the competition has been one of the oldest phone manufacturers on the planet, Nokia.

Whilst they have always provided impressive specifications with attractive design, this company seem to have fallen reasonably behind in the smartphone arms race against the mammoth sales figures boasted by the likes of Samsung and Apple. However, with N8 Nokia took on a different strategy to attack the market and show consumers that they still know how to produce a phone that is relevant to its users.

The phone is fairly large with dimensions measuring 113.5x59x12.9mm and weighty at 135g but this size can be forgiven as it enables the phone to possess a large 3.5 screen. The camera is an impressive 12MP piece of hardware that produces stunning images on the 640×360 AMOLED screen and with a 32GB memory the device has sufficient space to hold a vast number of media files of various formats.

It has been nearly a year since the release of the N8 and Nokia would be happy to report that they have had relative success with this phone. Nokia enthusiasts had waited a severely long time for the N8 whilst many of Nokias competitors released phone, after upgrade, after phone, after upgrade. However, the tech included and its high level of usability has held it in good stead and placed it in the favorable eyes of the general public most of whom considered it well worth the wait. Head over to phones4u.co.uk today so see all the latest offers on pay as you go and contract phones. Phones4u has been established as the market leader in the UK for over ten years.

Microsoft is proud of the way Windows Phone 7 looks. Like, really, really proud. As in they spend 5 minutes telling us how proud they are of it every time they hold a press conference. That and the fact that the camera button works even when the handset is locked are totally (and deservedly) their two favorite talking points.

Lookin’ to make sure no one tries to pull off anything that too closely resembles their precious, Microsoft has just filed a trademark covering the look of the homescreen. So, take heed: if you were considering building an OS with a homescreen made up of a bunch of squares floating in a sea of black.. best tread carefully, bub, because Microsoft did it first. Well, except for iOS, but hey those were icons, not tiles.

Many users trying to download apps from the new Android Market Website are faced with a troubling error they can’t get past (we’ve got a solution). When they select an app to install they’re met with a message saying, “”There are no android phones associated with this account. Please sign in with a different account.”

If you’ve got the same problem (it’s affecting both rooted and non-rooted users), we’ve got step-by-step solution that should have you downloading apps and games from the market website in no time:

• Log on to http://market.android.com
• Click on My Account
• Click on Recovering Password
• Enter password (to validate it’s you)
• Under the SMS Section:
  1. Click Edit
  2. If phone number is there – remove your phone number – if number not there, go to step 6
  3. Save
  4. Sign Out
  5. Sign back in, go back to same page as needed – or if prompted:
  6. Enter and save your phone number
  7. Sign out
• Log on to http://market.android.com
• Click on My Market Account
• Click Settings tab – your phone should now appear!

Thanks to EarlyMon from AndroidForums who tracked down the solution and tipped us… you da man!