This $135 Smart Lock Beat 11 Rivals — Using Nothing But Your Palm
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The Hook Up tested 12 smart locks that skip keys entirely, using palms, faces, and radio waves instead — and a $135 underdog outperformed locks costing three times as much.
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The Hook Up ran 12 biometric locks through wet, dirty, dark, and freezing tests — no sponsors, just data.
Winner: the $135 Lockin Veno Solar Palm, the fastest and most reliable palm-vein lock tested.
Aqara's $269 U400 uses ultra-wideband (UWB) for centimeter-accurate, hands-free unlocking — confirmed at CES 2026.
Palm ID reads vein patterns via infrared light — works wet, fails greasy or dirty.
Your front door just got smarter than most houseguests. Hinton Technology installs and integrates smart locks and access control across the Denver metro — let's get yours sorted.
Sources
The Hook Up — https://www.thesmarthomehookup.com/ultimate-smart-lock-review-2026-face-palm-and-ultra-wide-band/
TechRadar — https://www.techradar.com/tech-events/ces-2026-smart-locks
Aqara (official press release) — https://www.aqara.com/us/news-us/aqara-introduces-uwb-powered-smart-lock-u400-at-ces-2026/
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