From CNET: Wyze's latest home security product locks your home and turns you into the key. The Palm Lock features hand-scanning biometric technology that can read the unique pattern of veins underneath your skin to unlock the door.
The new smart lock mechanism works by having homeowners hover their hand in front of the reader to disengage the Palm Lock. Wyze says this technology will be quicker to use than fingerprint scanners.
The company's co-founder and CMO, Dave Crosby, likened the process to creating a "secret handshake with [your] front door." You must upload separate vein scans if you have multiple people in your house. No two "secret handshakes" are the same. Any biometric data is stored on-device, and Wyze says your palm print isn't uploaded to the app or the cloud.
If you're skeptical about locking up using only the veins in your hand, the Palm Lock includes other methods of entry. If it can't read your palm for whatever reason, you won't necessarily be locked out of your house.
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