Microsoft Fingerprint Reader

by Microsoft

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.1 x 1.6 inches ; 3.8 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B0002WPSB2
• Item model number: DG2-00002
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (175 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
  • #8 in Electronics > Computers & Add-Ons > Computer Accessories > Keyboards, Mice & Input Devices > Touch Pads
  • #25 in Electronics > Security & Surveillance > Security Sensors
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: August 17, 2004

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Say goodbye to password hassles. Now you can log on to your computer and your favorite Web sites with the touch of your finger, without having to remember all those passwords--simply place your finger on the receiver whenever a password or username is required.

Easy-to-use software makes replacing passwords with your fingerprint a breeze. The Registration Wizard helps you register fingerprints for each user. When you first visit a site that requires a password, just touch the Fingerprint Reader with your registered finger, enter your data, and then click OK. When you browse back to that Web site, you can simply log on with your fingerprint. You can also use the Fingerprint Reader to quickly switch between Windows user accounts without closing programs and files--and each user's personal content stays personal.

Features and Benefits

• Secure fingerprint reader for accessing websites and other secure features
• Smoothly integrates with Microsoft and other software
• Eliminates sign-in hassles
• Durable and reliable
• Usable with either hand

Product Description

Say goodbye to password hassles. Now you can log on to your computer and your favorite Web sites with the touch of your finger, without having to remember all those passwords - simply place your finger on the receiver whenever a password or username is required. Works with Windows XP and Windows Vista. Does not work with Windows 7.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

114 of 117 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Small gizmo with lots of tricks, December 5, 2004

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M&M (Go New Jersey) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Microsoft Fingerprint Reader (Personal Computers)

I saw this thing at CompUSA and as a good shopper I went and did my research on line. I think this is an excellen X-Mas gift for any people who like computers and such. I got mine installed in 5 minutes. One reboot and ready to go. This gadget is easy to set up and to use. Definitely a lot of fun. Now, why didn't it get 5 stars you ask? Two things, does not appear to work well with Mozilla Firefox browser and it is not 100% secure. Right in the manual it is written that this gadget is not to be used for sensitve web sites like say your bank account. Well, all the sensitive web sites have these password rules, got to have a "-" or something in your password. Who is to remember this nonsense? I was hoping this thing would do like a super duper encryption and allow me to store passwords on like a USB flash memory drive so I can unplug it when I am on vacation or something, but nope, no such luck. Still quite a cool gadget, I can get the browse opened and be logged into Amazon just by putting my finger down on the gadget and clicking on Amazon.com account ;)

67 of 70 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, accurate, October 31, 2004

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Josh "techman" (Long Island, NY USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Microsoft Fingerprint Reader (Personal Computers)

This fingerprint reader from Microsoft is very accurate. Setup is very easy. To set it up, you install the software and restart, now the screen comes up. It recommends you have it read at least two fingers. It reads each finger four times. Then it is finished. Logging into website's is so easy! All you do is place your finger on the reader and it logs you in. The only downside I see is if you have multiple accounts for the same site. You can only use the reader for one account(or register a different finger as a different person), but that is negligible. For only $49, this is a great buy!

49 of 53 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Very convenient, but potentially dangerous, January 19, 2007

By 

THATCH "RST" (OHIO) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Microsoft Fingerprint Reader (Personal Computers)

This is a very convenient device for saving website logins and passwords so you don't have to enter them all. However, if you replace your windows log on with the finger print log on, BEWARE-- it replaces that menu both in regular boot up and in safe mode. Somehow my logon menu got corrupted, and would basically lock the computer up after it booted up. Even after unplugging, even in safe mode, I couldn't log in. Also, I couldn't find a way to boot with another device and edit some ini file or replace something to get windows to default back to the normal login pad. I work in IT, so I'm not the average computer user, and still ran into some "gotchas" with the device. I had hoped to boot in with safe mode, uninstall the software, and reinstall it. That was a no go. Even in safe mode, you can't use the old control alt del to get in if its software gets corrupted.

It was accurate at scanning my fingerprint and did add conveniences, at a risk.