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Osram Highlights Infrared LED for Unlocking Smartphones

High output, compact dimensions of Oslux SFH 4780S makes it ideal for iris scanning.

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Editor, Ink World Magazine

Osram is making smartphones even smarter: Infrared technology enables mobile devices to be unlocked for the first time by scanning the iris of the user. Iris scanning is being used in the Arrows NX F-04G smartphone from Fujitsu Limited, which is being marketed by the Japanese telecommunications company NTT Docomo Inc.   This smartphone, which is currently only available in Japan, is the first in the world with this extremely secure functionality for consumers. Infrared light emitting diodes (I...

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