Atmel Corp. and Bionopoly LLC's FingerGear division on Monday introduced the Bio USB Flash Drive. The Flash-based thumbdrive storage device uses fingerprint recognition technology to secure data. It connects to the computer using USB 2.0. The Bio USB Flash Drive is available initially in 256MB capacities for US$149.
The Bio USB Flash Drive touts an LCD display that steps users through a setup mode, in which you train the device to recognize your finger.