Custom IDentiFake Setup From Dirty Bull Tavern
Our IDentiFake System + Passports comes with a Duplex Multi-Color Scanner and Full Page Passport Reader. With our installed IDentiFake software, we can also include a convenient Microsoft Surface Pro to complete the entire package. However, some of our customers have opted out of the Surface in favor of their own devices. A really great […]
Fake ID Scanners – Truth or Myth?

Does the person operating the ID scanner know what to look for? An ID card scanner displays and records the data stored on a driver’s license, state ID or military ID. While this can help a bouncer weed out expired IDs and underage IDs, it doesn’t automatically detect fake IDs. An ID scanner is most […]
ID Reader: A Broad Term
Types of ID cards The term ID reader has many meanings. ID stands for Identification but there are many types of IDs such as driver’s licenses, student IDs, passports, national identification cards, medical insurance cards and membership cards. Each of these IDs uses different types of machine readable technologies. For instance, medical ID cards in […]
5 Things to Consider When Buying an ID Scanner
When a bar, casino, liquor store or convenience store decides to purchase an ID scanner to verify customers’ age, they must take into account some important factors to make sure they get the right product at the right price. Often times, a business purchases the wrong type of ID scanner and uses it inconsistently. In […]
Louisiana begins issuing new driver’s license, ID card design
On March 10, the Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles (OMV) announced that it will phase in a newly designed driver’s license and identification (ID) card. Although the new design appears highly similar to the old design, the new licenses and ID cards will boast many security features and design elements aimed at preventing tampering and […]
Fresh design elements on Louisiana’s new driver’s license and ID card
Earlier this month, the Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles (OMV) revealed a new design for the state’s driver’s licenses and identification cards. At first glance, the old design and new design are strikingly similar, but a closer look reveals a few visible changes, including a “ghosted” photo image, multi-colored fine line background printing, and a […]
Mobile Data Capture – ID Scanner with iPad
The iPad paired with FileMaker and our IDWedgeBT ID Scanner form the basis of a great Mobile Data Capture Solution. The IDWedgeBT ID Scanner captures data from Drivers Licenses, Credit Cards, 1D barcode cards (loyalty cards, membership cards), student IDs and other Magnetic Stripe Cards, parses the data and sends it to a FileMaker Database running in FileMaker Go on the iPad3. FileMaker is a database application which runs on iOS devices and is great for Mobile Data Capture.
iPad Case and Handle with Drivers License Scanner / Card Reader
This shows how to attached the IDWedgeBT ID Scanner to an iPad for use at an event. We purchased a ruggedized case for the iPad and a handstrap case to create this set up. It protects the iPad, supports the IDWedgeBT card scanner and provides a hand strap, shoulder/neck lanyard and thigh strap for attaching […]
The Ultimate Fake ID
Forget buying Fake IDs in China Let the Department of Motor Vehicles make it for you! This study (see below ) is a real eye-opener! Turns out you don’t need to order a Fake ID from some overseas company. Most states will make one for you. Just Photoshop an out-of-state birth certificate, bring it to […]
Smiling not Allowed on NJ Drivers License Photo
Funny article on NJ’s Drivers License photo capture policy. Turns out smiling is not desired because the photo recognition software is confused or unable to accurately compare your face when smiling. The computer algorithms which means facial features assume you will not be smiling all the time, thus if you smile for one picture and […]