What is the near future that the device "Nymi" recognizing users with the beat of the heart draws?

Although biometric authentication systems such as fingerprint authentication and iris authentication have been adopted so far,Beating of the heartSecurity device to be authenticated by "Nymi"Has appeared. With the introduction of Nymi our lifestyle may change completely. What exactly is the wonderful future that Nymi will realize?

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This is Nymi. It is a wristband type device.


Black, white, and orange are prepared as colors.


Nymi was developed by Canadian company Bionym company founded in 2011. The first eye-catching feature is that NymiI use heartbeat for authenticationThat place. As the human fingerprints are unique to each individual, the rhythm of the heartbeat is also unique to the individual, and Nymi is a mechanism to recognize users by this rhythm. Nymi has an electrocardiogram (ECG) sensor and it is authenticated by ECG data.

With conventional fingerprint authentication and iris authentication, it was very troublesome to point the fingers and close the eyes every time unlocked,Continue user authentication as long as you are wearing it as a wristband, once you put it on your wrist it will not take any trouble to unlockIt's a feature that's easy. The authentication method also fingers Nymi on the wrist and fingers with sensors on the surface. After completing the initial setup, the authentication will be completed in about 2 seconds. When Nymi is removed from the wrist, user authentication is canceled, and even if you do not register it, it will not be authenticated.


Nymi which has the characteristic of heart sound authentication, it seems that it is not just a password management device. Carl Martin, co-founder and CEO of Bionym, says, "Nymi is not just a product to unlock a smartphone, we are drawing the future ahead."

A movie that you can understand about "future" Martin CEO speaks is here.

Nymi by Bionym - YouTube


The first thing to do when getting up in the morning is to turn on Nymi and authenticate the user.


Immediately Nymi seems to have recognized Steve.


Hold Nymi over the trunk of the car ... ...


Lift the wrist up and the trunk opens automatically.


Moving the palm next to the door, the door lock is released.


Simply sitting in front of the Mac will automatically unlock and the user will be recognized.


Putting coffee on hold of Nymi is completed in a moment.


The lock is automatically released simply by holding the tablet in your hand.


Reserve a hotel ......


If you go to the room you reserved it will be automatically unlocked.


The room monitor also recognized Steve.


It is also possible to see the continuation of the TV program.


The last thing to do before going to bed is to remove Nymi. This is the end of the day.


Nymi is equipped with a gyro sensor and it is possible to perform various operations with a gesture. The data to be transmitted is an encrypted ECG data used for user authentication, and it is a mechanism for sending information to a compatible device such as a mobile terminal via Bluetooth and exchanging information, so consideration for privacy so that others are not tracked It is perfect.

Nymi is compatible with Android, iOS, Mac and Windows, and SDK is provided for third-party developers, and it is said that various specialized applications are already being developed. The shipment of the initial lot is early spring of 2014, and the price is scheduled to be less than 99 dollars (about 9900 yen). Currently,Campaign to get Nymi for $ 79 on first-come, first-served basisHas been done, and it is still possible to purchase Nymi for $ 79 (about 7900 yen) at the time of article writing, which has not yet reached the limit. People who wish to experience near future with Nymi may pre-order.