Cruzer Flash Drive Has Fingerprint Scanner

SanDisks new Cruzer Profile USB 2.0 flash drive has personal security capability to safeguard data, images, presentations and other personal information.

Fingerprint identification technology embedded in the device helps restrict access to only the designated user(s) of the Cruzer Profile. The Cruzer Profile was introduced at the annual CeBIT Showwhere SanDisk is demonstrating products in Hall 1, Stand 4E6.

The stylish, compact Cruzer Profile, about the size of a pack of gum (dimensions: 60mm long, 24mm wide and 14mm in height), will be sold in 512 megabyte (MB) and one gigabyte (GB) capacities, and includes dual LED’s. One LED indicates USB functionality and data transfer and the second one provides proper status during enrollment and authentication of the biometric fingerprint.

Usage of the Cruzer Profile will not require the loading of any applications on a computer. Fingerprint images will be stored on the Cruzer Profile. To provide a high degree of security and tamper protection, these images will not pass through or be placed on the computer at any time.

The 512MB Cruzer Profile has a suggested retail price of $99.99 while the 1GB model carries a suggested retail tag of $199.99. SanDisk expects that the newest Cruzers will start shipping in mid-April, 2005.