Google's Project Vault is a secure computer stuffed into a microSD card

Several years ago, Intel showed off Edison, a prototype of an entire low-powered computer contained inside of a postage stamp-sized SD card

Google has now made an even smaller computer — sort of.

On the second day of its annual Google I/O developers conference on Friday, Google unveiled Project Vault, a secure computer that fits into a microSD card slot (yes, those little memory cards you put in your phone to expand the storage).

Designed by Google's ATAP (Advanced Technology and Projects) group, Project Vault is technically a computer, but it's not for regular computing. It's a new way to communicate securely and authenticate without entering passwords. Read more...