Heartbeat recognition could soon be used to unlock doors, start cars and even pay for your shopping thanks to new, wearable software currently under development.

新型可佩戴设备不久后可将心跳识别应用于打开门锁、启动汽车，和支付账款，设备目前还在研发中。

The Nymi is a lightweight, wearable wristband which authenticates a user's identity through their electrocardiogram (ECG) - or heartbeat rhythm.

Canadian company Bionym, the creator of Nymi, say the technology is more unique and harder to forge than a fingerprint.

The Nymi's ECG recognition algorithms observe the shape of the wearer's heartbeat, extracting unique and consistent features.

The hi-tech bracelet works by reading the wearer's ECG 'wave pattern' and finding its unique identifiers to use as an alternative to asking for a Pin number or password.

The technology is currently being tested out with £9 million in funding from financial companies including Mastercard.

It's creators say the Nymi is robust against a wide variety of health issues, and even if the rhythm of the wearer's heartbeat varies - for instance, during exercise - the shape of the unique ECG wave pattern is still recognisable and the device will still work.