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Forget passwords, your heartbeat can unlock your laptop, phone and even your car. Passwords are considered to be not as secure as some would like for them to be, and are often a total pain to recall, so many companies are trying to cash in on replacing them entirely. Authentication using fingerprints, iris scans, and facial features is the trending field in security. But one company is going deeper into identification and personalization by tapping our heartbeat.

Bionym, is a wristband that confirms your identity through electrocardiogram (ECG) sensors that map your unique heartbeat. It translates that pattern to authenticate various devices, via Bluetooth, like smartphones and cars.

See their demo video here:

It was in the 1960s that scientists learned that our cardiac cycles are unique because the position, shape and size of each heart is different. (Fun fact that might disrupt Nymi’s function: During pregnancy a woman’s heart can move four inches.) But the unique pattern means that it can accurately identify you—and according to the CEO of Bionym, Karl Martin, is harder to fake than fingerprints, irises or facial features.

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