The South Korean smartphone maker seems to be working on the next iteration of the Galaxy Tab series and the tablets are alleged to feature an Iris Recognition technology. The Stanford Research Institute (SRI) has reportedly struck a licensing deal with Samsung that will allow the company to use the Iris on the Move (IOM) technology in its mobile products.
The first product to feature this technology will be a Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4 that will have an IOM module on it. The device is reported to be unveiled at SIA New Product Showcase at ISC West 2015 to be held in April at Las Vegas, and will be available for for purchase soon after.
SRI claims that the iris-based recognition is 1000 times more accurate than fingerprint sensors, as per some tests. SRI has also signed a supply agreement to start and production and sales of the IOM products for enterprise and B2B applications.
We have long been hearing rumors about Samsung's flagship smartphones coming with iris scanners. With this IOM technology, that might turn out to be true as early as this year. It will be featured on the Galaxy Note 5 perhaps.
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