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UK youth tout biometrics at Big Ideas

Wednesday, June 18, 2008 in News

Four pre-teen girls from the UK recently brought a new concept for a biometric secured mobile phone designed for children to a youth business ideas competition, called Big Ideas, according to an Info4Security article.

When the girls conceived of the new phone idea they contacted and met with UK biometrics provider, UK Biometrics. During the meeting UK Biometrics Technical Director was surprised by the grasp the girls had on the technology as well as that their ideas were similar to some projects the company had been working on. The girls will next present their idea at an event taking place between June 30th and July 4th, where the panel of judges includes representatives from Microsoft.

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