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Speeding Into the Future With Biometrics
Imagine checking in for a flight by simply walking onto the plane. Or buying groceries with a nod of your head, or withdrawing funds from a ATM with a single glance. Thanks to biometric technology - which uses voice, face, fingerprint, or other physical or behavioral characteristic recognition to
Rapid user identification and more intuitive(简便的)shopping
Tools that enable voice recognition, iris recognition, and other methods of identification offer faster and more
Millions of smart-phone and tablet users already rely on finger-print scanners and facial recognition systems to unlock or manipulate their devices, but more sophisticated solutions are being
"The future of business lies in highly intelligent and automated transactions and smart, faultless customer interactions," says Brett Beranek, general manager of security and biometrics at Nuance Communications. "Among today's fastest-growing trends, the
Nuance has been developing its
Nuance's technology is not only capable of identifying who is
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Japanese firms encourage daytime naps
Imagine working for an employer who, aware that you’re probably not sleeping enough at night, allows you to down tools and nap as part of your regular work
These are some of the measures being used by a growing number of companies in Japan to counter an epidemic of sleeplessness that costs its economy a(n)
Tech startups have been quickest to
“Napping can do as much to improve someone’s
Nextbeat also asks employees to leave work by 9 pm and to avoid doing excessive overtime, which has been
Japanese workers have more reason than most to submit to (服从)the
A survey conducted using fitness trackers in 28 countries found that Japanese men and women sleep, on average, just 6 hours and 35 minutes a night -- 45 minutes less than the international average -- making them the most sleep-deprived of all. Estonians, Canadians, Belgians, Austrians, as well as the Dutch and French, all get a comparatively decent night’s sleep, according to the survey.
The government has also come to appreciate the