Using biometrics to authenticat is a bad idea… your “token” can be stolen and… you only have a limited number of them (typically one 
). Check out this essay on Why Identity and Authentication Must Remain Distinct. Via ReadWriteWeb.
Entries from February 2009 ↓
Mythbusters: on why biometrics for authentication is a BAD idea
February 24th, 2009 — Uncategorized
Wikitude: Wikipedia-fed augmented reality demo
February 4th, 2009 — Watched
Based on your location, your phone will show your surroundings with a Wikipedia-fed information overlay. Powerful visual execution of the idea behind WikiNear.
(More here, via Between Brackets, an excellent blog on mobile and socialmedia trends)
Introduction to Google Latitude (1’25’’) + Privacy Settings (2’15’’)
February 4th, 2009 — Watched
Not available on the Iphone yet though. More here.
Update: given the sensitivity of location info, Google made sure to add a privacy video as well:
I guess the main problem will not be that users do not have control over what they share or not… just like in Social networking sites, it might become socially awkward not to share back when someone requests access to your info. So you ‘ll end up sharing location info to a much larger audience than you initially had in mind…