It’s official: In 2025, fingerprints are out, palm veins are in. With its Home Access Smart Deadbolt 5000 Series, Philips joins the smart-lock club that lets you scan the vein patterns in your hand ...

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Are biometric payments the future of in-store purchases? Proving your identity with a wave of your hand, so to speak, is not new. A little over 18 months ago, the technology was introduced to Red ...

Ultraloq debuts two new smart locks at CES 2026 ...

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, ...

There are a handful of phones out there today that have a fingerprint scanner on it allowing users to unlock the device, make payments at a register, or make a payment for an app from an app store ...