Microsoft Working on Keyboard with Built-in Fingerprint Reader

Microsoft is working on a new desktop Bluetooth keyboard, and according to recently-discovered information, this new accessory is likely to integrate a fingerprint sensor for easy authentication via Windows Hello.

The so-called Microsoft Modern Keyboard, codenamed C3K1780, showed up in official FCC documents with new details that indicate more features that the software giant is planning in order to align with its Windows 10 push.

Specifically, the new keyboard could be similar to the Surface keyboard that Microsoft launched together with the Surface Studio in the fall of the last year, but instead feature some extra options as well. For instance, Microsoft appears to be going for a built-in battery that can be recharged, rather than for AA batteries, and there’s a good chance the ...