MEDION Introduces World’s First Fingerprint-enabled PND

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MEDION and AuthenTec announce the immediate availability of the world's first Personal Navigation Device (PND) to use a fingerprint sensor to enhance user security and deter device theft. MEDION's new GoPal P4425 PND utilizes AuthenTec's AES1510 slide fingerprint sensor for user identification, ensuring that only authorized users can activate the device. MEDION's GoPal software offers the possibility to save five different user fingerprints to the device.

Theft of PNDs is on the rise. In fact, several European and U.S. cities are reporting that GPS devices are the most commonly stolen items in automobiles today. Unfortunately, many car insurance policies do not cover the cost of stolen personal possessions including PNDs. MEDION is the world's first GPS system manufacturer to offer fingerprint technology that would render the GPS device unusable if stolen.

MEDION's GoPal P4425, available in selected European markets, features GPS satellite and Bluetooth wireless connectivity for hands-free use, voice recognition and text-to-speech capability for detailed voice instructions, an RDS-TMC receiver for live traffic updates, and an FM transmitter which enables voice guidance via the vehicle's sound system. Other product features include.
- 4.3" TFT touch screen display;
- Slim 17mm case;
- SiRF Atlas III multimedia processor for playback of MP3 files, videos and digital photos;
- Speed advisor and lane assistant.

AuthenTec's sensors have been integrated into more than 17 million PCs and peripherals and more than 7 million cell phones worldwide. Every AuthenTec fingerprint sensor is based on the company's patented TruePrint technology, the only solution in production that reads below the surface of the skin to the live layer, where a person's true fingerprint resides. This unique subsurface approach enables AuthenTec sensors to read virtually every fingerprint, every time.

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