We know conventional passwords aren’t the most secure, especially if they’re re-used across multiple sites. Biometrics are often a quicker and more effective approach, but most older devices don’t ...

A fingerprint scanner is a small electronic device that guards your computer from intruders. You place your fingertip on the reader; it scans your fingerprint and ...

Cameron is a self-made geek, Android enthusiast, horror movie fanatic, musician, and cyclist. When he's not pounding keys here at AP, you can find him spending time with his wife and kids, plucking ...

Synaptics is a name known to many in the industry as a company specializing in interface controllers, like laptop touchpads and mobile touchscreens. Lately, it has also been raising its profile in the ...

Nearly every barcode scanner I've run across is effectively a keyboard. I'd give it a try with one of the commonly available ones; worst case you can always return it.

When it comes to unique passcodes, it doesn't get much more secure that an eye scan. Thanks to EyeLock's Myris, you'll be able to create super complex passwords that you won't have to remember -- ...

Epson’s Perfection V350 Photo is a reasonably priced USB scanner with a built-in transparency adapter for scanning film and slides at resolutions of up to 4,800 dpi. Its most notable feature is an ...

I have a Antec 350W PS running my machine. I need a little insight as to how beneficial/not beneficial it is to have something that gets it power and usage from USB. Is this a big drain on my system, ...

No one uses 35mm cameras anymore. Okay, most people don't use them, I still know a few photographers that refuse to move into the digital age because they think the older 35mm film has a better look ...

Image Capture is Apple's image acquisition app for grabbing pictures from your camera or scanner. Here's how to use it in a variety of settings. Image Capture has been around in macOS for decades and ...