Biometric tech company EyeLock introduced a new version of its iris scanning tech at CES 2015 in Las Vegas that is designed to keep the data on your laptop safe.
The tech is able to scan a person's iris with help from two infrared cameras, and the EyeLock app will then match the iris with the one it has in its memory to confirm your identify before unlocking your computer, according to Tom's Guide.
Users will also be able to automatically enter passwords for websites and apps, which saves the trouble of remembering passwords while also preventing keyloggers from recording them.
EyeLock showed off the new technology in a demonstration at the trade show, in which it only required moving the face in front of the company's Myris security camera to quickly open the notebook to the Windows desktop, Tom's Guide reported. The company was also able to enter the username and passwords for sites just as quickly.
The unveiling follows about two months after the New York-based firm announced it has partnered with Taiwanese company WNC to bring EyeLock's iris-scanning to PCs, set-top boxes, network devices and automotive apps, Planet Biometrics reported.
"EyeLock and WNC will make iris identity authentication technology accessible to people around the world on the devices they use everyday," said Anthony Antolino, chief marketing and business development officer at EyeLock.
EyeLock's $279 Myris debuted at CES last year as a secure method for securing the content in your notebooks, Tom's Guide reported. The device, which is the size of a hockey puck, plugs into notebooks to make sure you don't lose content.
While EyeLock's camera for notebooks is still a prototype, its partnership with WNC will help bring the technology closer to becoming the main biometric tool for securing information.
