Robert Whittaker received an old Yale-brand lock from his father — a gift that led to a collection of historic padlocks and keys, and grew into an avocation beyond that of a mere hobbyist. After ...

Security veteran Yale has launched two new smart locks today, the Assure Lock 2 Touch and Assure Lock 2 Plus. These latest smart locks with sharp designs bring features like fingerprint scanning, ...

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 ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. The $99 SwitchBot Lock is the first smart door lock I’ve tested that doesn’t replace any part of your existing ...

The Ultraloq Bolt Sense does this with 3D facial and palm vein recognition. The lock scans and reads the unique details of ...

Talk to the palm! That’s the idea behind a growing number of smart locks that can read your palm rather than your fingerprint, and budget smart home manufacturer Wyze has just announced its own take.

If you’ve ever struggled to pull out your key from the bottom of your handbag while juggling groceries and kids, worried about how the pet sitter is going to get in while you’re on vacation or rushed ...

As its name implies, this smart lock scans the veins in your hands instead of your fingerprint to unlock your door—and it works pretty well. You probably know TCL as the producer of lower-cost TVs, ...

Tyler is a writer under CNET's home energy and utilities category. He came to CNET straight out of college, where he graduated from Seton Hall with a bachelor's degree in journalism. For the past ...