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"The iPhone 5S' Touch ID sensor, which scans a user's fingerprint and then stores the information for identification purposes later on, may have a new rival.\nIndustry experts predict that other manufacturers will soon follow in Apple's footsteps by creating their own fingerprint scanners. And now, researchers at the Illinois Institute of Technology have developed their own variation of the sensor called SilentSense.  \nSee also: Report: Apple's Fingerprint Scanner Requires a Numeric Passcode, Too\nCheng Bo and his colleagues at the institute invented the system, which learns to pick up a person's specific cellphone habits, including fingertip size, the amount of pressure a user puts on the phone and even the way a user walks with the phone in-hand. \nAccording to a description on Cornell University Library's website, Bo and colleagues Lan Zhang and Xiang-Yang Li say that their work is \"a framework to authenticate users silently and transparently by exploiting dynamics mined from the user touch behavior biometrics and the micro-movement of the device caused by user's screen-touch actions.\"\nIn other words, SilentSense provides mines personalized data that keeps everyone out \u2014 except the phone-owner. Based on an initial test, the system identified owners with 99% accuracy when used on a phone running Android. \nDo you think entering a code number to unlock your phone will soon be a relic of the past? Sound off in the comments, below.\n[via New Scientist]\nImage: Wikimedia CommonsBONUS: 10 Cases That Cost More Than the iPhone 5C\n\nCases That Cost More Than the iPhone 5C\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n1. Case-Mate Madison\n\n\nCase-Mate offers a plethora of affordable iPhone covers. However, the \"Madison,\" with its quilted leather and crystal bits, comes in at $100. \nCost: $100\nImage: Case-Mate\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n2. Sector 5 Case\n\n\nThe Sector 5 is CNC machined from 6061 aluminum billet, built with aerospace-grade polymer, boasts a super plush ultra-suede back plate and gets a proprietary Flux finish. \nCost: $139.95 \nImage: ElementCase\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n3. Mulberry Slate Blue Grainy Print Leather Case\n\n\nMulberry promises its leather pouch \"will relax and soften beautifully with age.\" We hope so, as at $140 you're going to want to keep it around for a few years. \nCost: $140\nImage: Mulberry\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n4. Gucci Logo Embossed Case\n\n\nIn case your buddies miss the \"G\" logos embossed on this case, there's that little green and red tag to flaunt. \nCost: $160.54 \nImage: Farfetch\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n5. Paul Smith Vintage Signature Stripe\n\n\nAt $170, each stripe on Paul Smith's \"Signature\" case will cost you around $1.80. \nCost: $170\nImage: Paul Smith\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n6. Jimmy Crystal iPhone Case\n\n\nYou can't have a luxury case roundup without a bit of brash Swarovski bling. \nCost: $175\nImage: Bloomingdale's\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n7. Ronin Bocote\n\n\nThis case's price tag can be attributed to its exotic South American hardwood and hand-finished manufacturing process. \nCost: $179.95\nImage: ElementCase\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n8. Dolce &amp; Gabbana \r\nFruit and Floral Patent Leather Sleeve\n\n\nIt's Dolce and Gabbana, daaahling. \nCost: $195 \nImage: Net-a-Porter\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n9. Continental Couture Stingray Skin Leather Cases\n\n\nWondering why these cases cost so much? Have you ever tried to catch a stingray?\nCost: $279.79 \nImage: Continental Couture\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n10. Burberry Heart Print Case\n\n\nFinally, at $495, this Burberry case is almost as expensive as the contract-free 5C. \nCost: $495\nImage: Burberry\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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