Japanese mobile carrier NTT DoCoMo has released a smartphone that can be unlocked with a mere glance.
The Arrows NX F-04G, unveiled Wednesday in Tokyo, is billed as the first commercialized smartphone with iris authentication technology, which can also be used to authorize mobile payments.
Iris scanners make it easier to unlock phones than keying in a PIN, which can be forgotten or stolen. Authentication takes a second or two, a bit slower than fingerprint authentication, and is based on patterns in the iris that are unique to each individual.
The device works with authentication specifications set by the FIDO (Fast IDentity Online) Alliance, which is supported by Microsoft, Google, PayPal and others.
DoCoMo’s phone is made by Fujitsu and based on a prototype iris scanner that was demonstrated at Mobile World Congress in March.
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