"It's definitely the Ultraloq Bolt Sense that's the most intriguing of the bunch, however. It's a relatively compact smart deadbolt that combines facial recognition with palm vein authentication for touch-free access, without resorting to an app. While palm scanning is still relatively new to the consumer market, Xthings claims it's more reliable than fingerprint scanning because it's actually reading the vein pattern under your skin, so it doesn't care if your hands are wet or dirty."
"The Bolt Sense has built-in Wi-Fi, and Xthings says Matter support is planned. But, since it's not expected to ship until Q2, there's still plenty of time to work that out. The company is also announcing the Latch 7 Pro, which should be landing sooner (in Q1), and, while it lacks fancy palm-reading tech, it will support Matter-over-Thread and Aliro. Xthings will also be showing off the Ulticam IQ V2 at CES, its first camera with Matter support."
Xthings is introducing several new smart-home products at CES, including smart locks and security cameras. The Ultraloq Bolt Sense is a compact smart deadbolt that combines facial recognition with palm vein authentication for touch-free access without requiring an app. Palm vein scanning reads vein patterns under the skin, tolerates wet or dirty hands, and uses near-infrared light to work in darkness. The Bolt Sense has built-in Wi‑Fi and planned Matter support. The Latch 7 Pro will arrive earlier and supports Matter-over-Thread and Aliro. Xthings is also launching the Ulticam IQ V2 with Matter support, the Ulticam HaLow with Wi‑Fi HaLow and included hub, and the Ulticam IQ Floodlight.
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