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July 23, 2012 06:59 am GMT

The Future of Feet: Biometric Shoe Insoles Revolutionizing Security [VIDEO]




Everyone knows they have unique fingerprints, but what about a unique footprint?

Research has shown everyone has a personalized way of walking -- pressure of step, length of stride -- and a new lab is working to turn those individual foot features into a security measure.

The lab is developing biometric shoe insoles to monitor the characteristics of a person's feet. Sensors will record the patterns and a computer will compare the measurements to a person's master file. If it's a match, it will grant the person access to secured areas and the insoles will turn off. If not, it sounds an alarm.

Within the third step, it knows its you, an…
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