Emerging Technologies


Court Rules Police Can Force Users to Unlock iPhones with Fingerprints

Court Rules Police Can Force Users to Unlock iPhones with Fingerprints

The ruling doesn’t allow police to unlock phones using passcodes, however.

The Rise of the Machines: M2M’s Role in Transforming Business and Security

The Rise of the Machines: M2M’s Role in Transforming Business and Security

Faced with tighter security requirements, enhanced regulatory pressure and heightened environmental concerns, businesses seek technologies that will improve overall business processes.

MasterCard and Zwipe Announce Launch of Integrated Payment Card

The world's first contactless payment card featuring an integrated fingerprint sensor.

Japan Court Orders Google to Remove Search Results

Japan Court Orders Google to Remove Search Results

The court ordered Google to remove results of a man’s unflattering past.

HTC Announces $199 RE Camera

HTC Announces $199 RE Camera

The camera includes a 16MP sensor but lacks a viewfinder

Make Untraceable Semiautomatic Rifles in Your Home

In a couple of hours, machine can produce aluminum lower receiver of AR-15 rifle.

Report Says Amazon is working on Smart-Home Devices

Report Says Amazon is working on Smart-Home Devices

The work will be done out of their secretive hardware unit, known as Lab126

FBI Facial Recognition System Completed

FBI Facial Recognition System Completed

After three years of development, system allows agents to search photographs to identify criminals.



Advantech Launches Dual-node Short-depth 4U Chassis

Designed for high-end machine automation applications that require two computers in one piece of equipment for workload sharing and parallel computing.

Google Maps Tracks Your Every Step – But You Can Stop It

Google Maps Tracks Your Every Step – But You Can Stop It

A little-known data collecting process by Google can be switched off.

Cabletronix and NACE Release Brand New HDMI Based Switcher and Matrix Solutions

Both feature 4K compatibility to work with the most current high definition technology and standards.

Security Holes Found in some DLP Products

Security Holes Found in some DLP Products

Two researchers planned to reveal their findings at Black Hat USA.

Facebook Facial Recognition Better than FBI

Facebook Facial Recognition Better than FBI's

Next Generation Identification (NGI) and DeepFace battle it out to prove who is the best at biometrics...so far, social media is winning.

Opportunities and Challenges for Home Security

Opportunities and Challenges for Home Security

Rapidly growing technology brings both opportunities and challenges to our industry that dealers are digesting now and will be down the road as home automation creates remote lifestyle options that simplify a customer’s daily schedule.

Security and Threat Information Exchange Platfom Launched by Microsoft

Security and Threat Information Exchange Platform Launched by Microsoft

Allows quick communication between cybersecurity professionals who respond to cyber threats.

Are Bulletproof Backpacks the Next School Security Trend?

Are Bulletproof Backpacks the Next School Security Trend?

As campus shootings increase across the nation, retailers are stepping up to create bulletproof products.

Drones: The Future of Bonding with Your Neighbors

Drones: The Future of Bonding with Your Neighbors

Skyteboard 3G, an iOS and Android app-controlled drone, could help facilitate interaction in local communities. (Video Included)

Smart Hoodie Could Add New Layer of Security

Smart Hoodie Could Add New Layer of Security

GSM radio sewn into sweatshirt allows different gestures to trigger different text messages to be sent to smartphone contact.

Momentum has shifted technology to the network

The OSI Model and Physical Security

When the IP camera was introduced to the physical security industry in the mid-1990s, the move from analog to digital was set in motion. Adoption of this technology began slowly but has steadily gained momentum.

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New Products

  • Automatic Systems V07

    Automatic Systems V07

    Automatic Systems, an industry-leading manufacturer of pedestrian and vehicle secure entrance control access systems, is pleased to announce the release of its groundbreaking V07 software. The V07 software update is designed specifically to address cybersecurity concerns and will ensure the integrity and confidentiality of Automatic Systems applications. With the new V07 software, updates will be delivered by means of an encrypted file.

  • 4K Video Decoder

    3xLOGIC’s VH-DECODER-4K is perfect for use in organizations of all sizes in diverse vertical sectors such as retail, leisure and hospitality, education and commercial premises.

  • EasyGate SPT and SPD

    EasyGate SPT SPD

    Security solutions do not have to be ordinary, let alone unattractive. Having renewed their best-selling speed gates, Cominfo has once again demonstrated their Art of Security philosophy in practice — and confirmed their position as an industry-leading manufacturers of premium speed gates and turnstiles.