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Consumer Electronics Daily News Thursday, January 10, 2019 1 6 SecuGen to Feature the Hamster Pro 10, FBI Certified Fingerprint Reader at Show SecuGen, a world leading optical finger- print device and technology vendor, is pleased to be featuring the Hamster Pro™ 10, an FBI certified and ultra-slim fingerprint reader, at CES. The Hamster Pro 10 is a sleek and ultra-slim USB fingerprint reader priced for large scale deployments. It is FBI cer- tified for high image quality called for by FIPS 201 PIV and Mobile ID FAP 10 environments. Compatible with SecuGen's free SDKs for Windows, Linux and Android, the Hamster Pro 10 also works right out of the box with Windows Hello for convenient finger- print login to Windows 10 computers. "As our customers expect, the Hamster Pro 10 is another high-quality fingerprint reader," stated Jeff Brown, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for SecuGen. "Not only does it meet the image quality standards of the FBI Mobile ID FAP 10 specifications, but it is also very attractive in its slim, white case. The case of the Hamster Pro 10 is a 'tour de force' unlike any of its predecessors, and our partners love the new product." Dan Riley, Vice President of Engineering, added, "Our engineering team did a great job with this new finger- print reader. To begin with, we designed an optical sensor module that is the smallest FAP 10 optical sensor in the industry. This was accomplished without sacrificing quality which was no small feat." "We are continually expanding our product line in response to the require- ments of our partners," stat- ed Won Lee, Chief Executive Officer of SecuGen. "Our focus is, and has always been, to design and deliver products that can help our partners suc- ceed in the marketplace. The Hamster Pro 10 continues this focus." The Hamster Pro 10 is being demon- strated at CES in SecuGen's booth #35232 in the South Hall. About SecuGen SecuGen is a leading provider of optical fingerprint recognition technology for physical and information security. For over 20 years, SecuGen has been a driv- ing force committed to developing innovative, high quality, rugged and price- performing products, includ- ing FBI-certified fingerprint readers, sensors, biometric software and developer kits. SecuGen products are used by financial, medical, government, educational and corporate institutions and are sold through an extensive network of reseller partners, including original equipment manufac- turers, independent software vendors and system integrators in North America, Latin America, Africa, Middle East, Europe and Asia. For more information, go to www .secugen.com, call 760.659.6644, email sales@secugen.com or stop by booth #35232. Trinseo Provides Plastics for Wearable Fetal Monitoring Device Trinseo materials can be seen in a number of medical devices, including a wearable fetal monitor offered by Mo Fe Ma, a start- up company based in Poland. The monitor, called ZuzaMED, is a small, portable wearable device that rests on the maternal body of expectant mothers to monitor the health condition of the fetus as it develops. It is worn across the belly and can be used without any restriction to length of time. Trinseo's EMERGE™ PC/ABS 7700 Advanced Resins, a compound made with polycarbonate (PC) and acry- lonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS), was selected for the application. This particu- lar material meets the technical and aes- thetic requirements of the application, including biocompatibility for extended skin contact, low density for light weighting and UL 94 flame retardancy to provide for the user's safety and col- orability. The material is also durable to withstand movement and jarring, resists dirt and grime, and is able to be cleaned with a 40 percent alcohol solution. ZuzaMED is the first product offered by Mo Fe Ma. It is considered by Poland officials to be of major impor- tance for soon-to-be moms and their chil- dren. It can be seen and purchased at www.zuzamed.pl. VELOX, a distributor of Trinseo medical resins in Europe and part of Trinseo's global network of distribution partners, successfully positioned Trinseo's EMERGE PC/ABS 7700 Advanced Resins for the application. The material was specified because of its unique ABS compo- nent. Produced using Trinseo's proprietary mass polymerization technology versus an emulsion process, Trinseo's ABS results in exceptionally white base resin which was essential for the application that needed the base color to be with little yellowing as possible for ease of coloring. Trinseo has worked with customers in all areas of consumer technologies. The company has focused in areas rang- ing from electronics to medical devices to lighting to automotive on material challenges that include biocompatible plastics for skin contact applications, to chemical resistant materials that won't degrade when exposed to aggressive solutions, to transparent light diffusion grades to allow for translucent LED dis- plays, to plastics with a certain percentage of recycled content. As consumer tech- nologies evolve, product developers and design- ers need to consider materials that they may not have considered in the past. Plastics have emerged as an important solution to new-product challenges in that they enable properties such as porta- bility, durability and appealing aesthetics while allowing additional characteristics such as biocompatibility, ignition and chemical resistance, and/or various degrees of transparency. Trinseo, the global manufacturer and compounder of performance plastics, has been helping customers find just the right solution. For more information, visit www .trinseo.com or contact Paula Biskup at biskup@trinseo.com. All Agree: Safety is Top Priority Marta Hall, President of Velodyne LiDAR, Inc., is passionate about a very important cause: to increase understand- ing of the safety benefits that can be achieved with autonomous vehicles. Under her direction, Velodyne LiDAR hosted the inaugural World Safety Summit on Autonomous Technology in October 2018. The goal of the Summit was achieved: bringing together busi- ness, government and community lead- ers, and the public to address the respon- sible implementation of autonomous technology for advanced roadway safety. "At Velodyne, safety has been a con- cern of ours since the day we opened our doors 12 years ago," she said. "We're at a pivotal moment in the history of transporta- tion. The good part is we can save lives. The difficult part is the way it's rolled out." Underscoring the importance of safety is Velodyne Chief Technology Officer, Anand Gopalan, who noted, "Not only are we learning more about what it takes to improve safety by lever- aging these technologies, but we're also learning how to deploy this technology safely. We're creating a space for people to do that and to collaborate in a non- competitive manner." Weighing in on the topic of safety was Christopher A. Hart, former Chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), who is a big believ- er in autonomous technology and safety. "I'm not going to say that in two or three years you're going to see large amounts of driverless cars, but it's com- ing," he said. "We need to continue testing vehicles on the streets to make sure that's exactly where they will be reliable when deployed. The sharing of information and the collaboration between all stakeholders is of the utmost importance." The adoption of autonomous vehicles will help reduce the 37,000 annual roadway deaths in the U.S. – mostly due to human error. Industry experts agree, however, that the need for regulations related to the industry of vehicles and their autonomous technology must be addressed. That is not new news to law enforce- ment. Captain Ceto Ortiz, Commander of the San Jose California Highway Patrol and a CHP officer for 24 years, said dri- verless technology has the potential to make the CHP's job easier by reducing or even eliminating highway deaths. "We embrace [the technol- ogy]," he said. "The death rate has been on the rise for nearly a decade and that's not good news. New technology can save lives, so we're all for it." Education, collaboration and respon- sibility are essential to advance safety in the realm of autonomous vehicles. "We are at the cusp of something that, over the next couple of decades, is going to bring this 'Jetsons' age to life," Gopalan said. "We have a unique oppor- tunity to do a lot of good. But as with all things, we have to think about it carefully and responsibly." For more information, go to www.velodyne lidar.com or stop by booth #9010. DisplayLink Quad-Display Docking Station from Targus Wins CES 2019 Innovation Award DisplayLink, the leading provider of USB graphics and Wireless VR technolo- gy, joined Targus to announce the new Targus DOCK520USZ Universal Docking Station – the world's first dock to support four extended HD displays – has been honored with a CES 2019 Innovation Award in the Computer Peripherals category. The DOCK520USZ utilises DisplayLink's DL-3950 chip technology to enable any computer to easily connect up to four monitors via HDMI output ports, boosting productivity for call cen- ters, investment firms, design agencies and other industries where expanding visual workspace improves efficiency. The dock supports four HD (1920 x 1080 p60) displays or dual 2K (2560 x 1440 p50) displays while centralizing connec- tivity by offering ports for USB-A and USB-C peripherals, Ethernet LAN and audio. The annual CES Innovation Awards program celebrates outstanding product design and engineering in brand-new con- sumer technology products. Visitors to CES 2019 can visit DisplayLink at booth #30750 in South Hall 3 to see the award- winning Targus docking station in action.