Today, SwitchBot has announced the new SwitchBot Lock Vision and Lock Vision Pro. For Apple Home users, these new locks support Matter over Wi-Fi out of the box, so you do not need to buy one of these SwitchBot hubs to connect them, but you only need an Apple TV or HomePod. Let’s take a closer look at what these new smart locks offer and don’t
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Outside of native Apple Home support, the major feature of the new Lock Vision series is 3D facial recognition. The SwitchBot Lock Vision projects over 20,000 infrared points to create a precise 3D depth map of your face, preventing someone from spoofing the camera with a photograph or video. SwitchBot claims the system unlocks the door in under one second and can recognize users even if they are wearing glasses, hats, wigs, or heavy makeup. All biometric data is stored locally, encrypted with AES-128 for privacy.
If you want even more options on unlocking, the Lock Vision Pro model includes everything on the standard version, plus semiconductor fingerprint recognition and contactless palm scanning. The palm vein scanner uses near-infrared sensing technology to read the vascular patterns inside your hand without you ever having to touch the device.
