Chromebook to have fingerprint scanner

A new Chromebook chipset developed by MediaTek called the Rowan features a fingerprint scanner. 

The website chromeunboxed.com revealed the implementation of Fingerprint Cards’ FPC1020 to the ‘Rowan’ board. 

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This fingerprint scanner is the same one you would find in mobile devices like the Xioami Redmi Note 3 and various Huawei phones. 

Other new on the laptop revealed that it will feature the LG lp120up1 display. 

Earlier this week, Dell revealed that it new XPS 13 and XPS 15 laptops can have a biometric upgrade in the form of a fingerprint scanner embedded in the keyboard. The sensor can be added for just an additional cost of US$25 and is compatible with Windows Hello, the software giant’s biometric login option. The option is available on all versions of the XPS 13 and XPS 15, including the entry level spec models, which is nice. Both the XPS 13 and XPS 15 are available for purchase with the new sensor today from Dell’s website.

Source: Planet Biometrics