14 DAY TRIAL // AuthenTec, a company focusing on delivering security solutions for mobile devices, has just announced that its TCS2 TouchChip sensor has been embedded into the TazPad Android tablet, thus making the device the only Android tablet that combines NFC and ZigBee capabilities with fingerprint authentication
Manufactured by TazTag, the tablet offer users highly secure fingerprint authentication as part of NFC-based mobile payment transactions.
The target of the tablet is slightly different than the usual Android freak, and is aimed at professionals who want to link a bank, a store or other institution's back-end system with customers via a capable, mobile platform.
The tablet can be used to provide specific information on a product, after fingerprint authentication on the TazPad's TCS2 TouchChip sensor module.
In addition, it can read a client's loyalty card (via card or NFC phone), book orders and even complete a secure payment.
According to TazPad, the Android tablet includes INSIDE Secure's SecureRead, a pre-integrated NFC microprocessor with chip, Secure Element, and operating system in a single application-ready package.
“We wanted to offer enhanced security capabilities with the TazPad, which is why we selected AuthenTec's durable, high resolution TCS2 touch sensor for integration in this unique NFC-enabled Android tablet,” said Eric Fouchard, TazTag CEO.
The TazPad features a 7-inch capacitive touch screen display with multitouch capabilities as well as a full HD and HDMI output.
Furthermore, the tablet allows users to wirelessly connect via Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, NFC and ZigBee.
Other highlights of the TazPad include a photo snapper, a built-in GPS receiver, as well as accelerometer.
“Whether a user is interested in convenient yet secure authentication for NFC, ZigBee or Wi-Fi transactions or linking a customer to a back-end system for authentication, the TazPad is a very capable platform for mobile identification. We look forward to supporting TazTag in a successful launch of this new NFC tablet,” said Alan Kramer, AuthenTec's vice president of Government and Access Control.
There's is no information regarding the tablet's price tag or release date yet.