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Looks cool, but sad there is no NFC support.
by rPlayer6554 5y ago
Looks cool, but sad there is no NFC support.
- luis8 5y agoI wonder if the limitation is power. Can a fingerprint scanner be powered by NFC? OTOH in my specific use case, I only use the NFC with my phone, the USB-C version should take care of that
- notemaker 5y agoYes, see e.g https://www.zwipe.com/ https://www.zwipe.com/ But would of course depend on the sensor. Zwipe uses a sensor from the Swedish company FPC
- cbsmith 5y agoEven in that case, NFC is just so much more convenient than USB-C (and you don't have to worry about wear & tear on the connector).
- staticassertion 5y agoThis looks like it might be a bit of an early testing-the-waters, or even a one-off to satisfy a specific set of customers (note that they're FIPS compliant only). If there's more traction I would expect future models to include more features.
- bilalq 5y agoTo me, form factor is a bigger limitation than lack of NFC support. I'd mostly want this replacing the 5C Nano I leave in the laptop that actually travels with me. A clunky key like this would have to be left for desktop use.
- staticassertion 5y agoYeah, that's a tradeoff for sure. Until they find a way to fit a biometric reader into a 'nano' form factor at least.