The new Ultraloq smart lock uses both your face and your palm to let you in

Xthings is launching a smart lock that reads your palm and a new camera that works on HaLow Wi-Fi for extended range at CES ...

Xthings' ULTRALOQ Bolt Sense Brings Access via Palm Vein & 3D Face Recognition

Xthings debuts the ULTRALOQ Bolt Sense at CES 2026 with palm vein and 3D face recognition. Also revealed the Latch 7 Pro and ...

SwitchBot Lock Vision series uses 3D facial recognition to unlock

SwitchBot introduced its SwitchBot Lock Vision Series of smart deadbolts at CES today. The new locks use facial recognition ...

Aliro arrives – the smart lock standard is set to launch this year

The cross-platform protocol will bring NFC and UWB unlocking to more smart locks and support both Apple and Android devices. The long-delayed smart lock standard Aliro is finally launching. The first ...

Lockin’s New Smart Locks Never Need Recharging Thanks to Infrared Light

Lockin has announced the Veno Pro Wireless and V7 Max, two new smart locks that the company says will have “zero need to ...

SwitchBot's smart home future includes 3D-mapping smart locks, robot assistance

SwitchBot's CES 2026 involves more smart home automation, including an improved 3D facial recognition smart lock and a ...
SlashGear

Drivers Are Using This Cheap Trick To Keep Their Car Door Handles From Freezing - But Should You?

There's something familiar and frustrating about stumbling out to your car on a frigid morning, coffee in hand, only to find your car's door handle frozen shut. As you prepare for the snow, know that ...
Futurism

Scientists Say Their AI System Can Scan Your Face to Detect Whether a Company Should Hire You

If you thought your credit score was invasive, just wait until companies are judging you based on your mug alone. It’s hard to imagine why anyone would ask such a question, but here we are anyway. The ...
Wired

When Face Recognition Doesn’t Know Your Face Is a Face

Autumn Gardiner thought updating her driving license would be straightforward. After getting married last year, she headed to the local Department of Motor Vehicles office in Connecticut to get her ...
PC Gamer

Preview users have noticed OneDrive's AI-driven face recognition setting is opt-out, and can only be turned off 'three times a year'

Microsoft told Slashdot "privacy is built into all Microsoft OneDrive experiences," but those protective of their biometrics may disagree. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...
PC World

Lockin Veno Palm Vein Recognition Smart Lock review: Better than the Pro

This simpler and less expensive version of Lockin’s flagship smart lock drops the integrated camera—mostly for the best. Lockin was a pioneer with the palm vein scanning feature on its Veno Pro Palm ...
The Conversation

How safe is your face? The pros and cons of having facial recognition everywhere

Joanne Orlando receives funding from NSW Department of Education and previously from office of eSafety Commissioner. Walk into a shop, board a plane, log into your bank, or scroll through your social ...