In the 2012 film Skyfall, Q presents James Bond with a special handgun for his latest mission — a Walther PPK 9mm short — fitted with a sensor encoded to Bond's palm print so only he can fire it. It's ...

Gun owners can now order a smart gun that uses fingerprinting and facial recognition tech to unlock a 9mm firearm. Reading time 4 minutes After decades of hype, biometrically enabled “smart” guns are ...

Editor’s note: This column has been updated to reflect that Biofire Technologies refers to its product as a “smart gun,” that Kai Kloepfer won a $100,000 Peter Thiel Fellowship, and that Smart Tech ...

Secured by fingerprint and 3D infrared facial recognition, Biofire Technologies announced the 9mm handgun in a news release on April 13. It works in a wide variety of conditions, including if a user ...