It's been discussed here before (by me ;) ), but I think it's fitting to bring it up in this thread.....<br><br>Mounting a swipe fingerprint sensor on the side would provide the following:<br><br>* A low-power way to unlock the phone while verifying the user should be unlocking the phone.
<br>* Enhanced, or at least more convenient if you believe the anti-fingerprint fud, security for your data<br>* a navigation device that can scroll in two directions as well as include tapping and double-tapping<br>* some gesture recognition for shortcuts (speed dial, application starting, etc)
<br>* I'm probably missing some.<br><br>--Steve<br>