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Looks cool, but sad there is no NFC support.

This looks like it might be a bit of an early testing-the-waters, or even a one-off to satisfy a specific set of customers (note that they're FIPS compliant only).

If there's more traction I would expect future models to include more features.

To me, form factor is a bigger limitation than lack of NFC support. I'd mostly want this replacing the 5C Nano I leave in the laptop that actually travels with me. A clunky key like this would have to be left for desktop use.

Yeah, that's a tradeoff for sure. Until they find a way to fit a biometric reader into a 'nano' form factor at least.

I wonder if the limitation is power. Can a fingerprint scanner be powered by NFC?

OTOH in my specific use case, I only use the NFC with my phone, the USB-C version should take care of that

Yes, see e.g https://www.zwipe.com/

But would of course depend on the sensor. Zwipe uses a sensor from the Swedish company FPC

Even in that case, NFC is just so much more convenient than USB-C (and you don't have to worry about wear & tear on the connector).

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