Dave Kearns, writes in his Network World Identity Management Newsletter:
“I read a news story last week that described the ‘most over-designed soda machine in the world.’ Evidently, a group of grad students at the University of California at San Diego (UCSD) has modified a soda machine so that it dispenses drinks when you either authenticate with a fingerprint or ‘smile for the camera’ with a facial recognition system. You also choose your beverage via a touchscreen display. Check out the project where you’ll find a flow chart of the logic and a nine-page white paper on how the project developed, including the methodology of the system …”
Linda Leung, lleung@nww.com
