October 26th, 2005
Fingerprint Biometric Lock
By Alice Hill
RealTechNews
I have been obsessed with locking technology ever since I lost my keys (locksmiths are EXPENSIVE and often shady figures) and I also wanted a safer way of letting in cleaning people and guests than just handing out key #14. So I installed a keypad on my door that I love. (read my review here.) Then last month our office was robbed and we lost a laptop - the thief snuck in and grabbed one, so we are switching to a similar but more robust keypad locking solution this week. But today, I also found out that you can skip the codes and just use your fingerprint with this new biometric lock - aimed at bachelors, although I think they are cool too! Only catch: prints costs $$$ and it’s for sale in the U.K.. Still want one though..sigh.
“Yes, it really works. You could be unlocking your front door at the scan of a finger. No keys, or additional passwords or anything else required. And, there’s no need to cut your finger off to give to the girlfriend either - it can be programmed to recognize up to 25 different fingerprints. The lock’s fingerprint recognition technology has a failure rate of 1 in 1 million - far lower than an old fashion 5 lever mortice lock. You’d have to be flippin’ unlucky for an unathuorised access. Price £699.00 ” Source: GadgetGopher.com.uk via gadgetry blog
Lockergnome's Tech News Watch says:
Fingerprint Biometric Lock
I have been obsessed with locking technology ever since I lost my keys (locksmiths are EXPENSIVE and often shady figures) and I also wanted a safer way of letting in cleaning people and guests than just handing out key #14, etc. So I installed a keypad…
August 30th, 2005 at 3:55 pm
David Johnston says:
Biometrics are really cool. I’d love to see more integration of them into current electronic devices, not only for security, but also for automation. It would be very nice if a family computer could recognize the person logged in by their fingerprint and automatically sign them into their account. I’m sure that your fingerprint is also much more secure than many passwords people use.
August 30th, 2005 at 7:10 pm
Dan says:
But you cannot easily “give a key” to someone who needs access - presumably they have to be there once to have their finger scanned.
The other thing is to consider the entire locking “system.” Years ago, when I lived in NY, we had a lock that included a diagonal bar that went into a slot in the floor. It was called a “police lock” - presumably to indicate it would keep the police out. (Hey, this was the 60’s!) Anyway, we got robbed - becuase the LOCK was cheap and easy to open. That is not the issue here - but someone may just bypass the lock and break a window.
August 30th, 2005 at 7:46 pm
Paul says:
If i spent £699.00 on a lock I wouldnt have anything left in the house to secure.
:(
Arizona Glover
http://paulsbaker.blogspot.com/
August 30th, 2005 at 9:59 pm
John Corliss says:
Using this site:
http://www.goconvert.com/
I converted £699.00 (United Kingdom) to $1248.59 U.S.
That’s just freaking insane.
August 31st, 2005 at 6:02 am
Alice says:
I know. Like Paul said in his post above, there won’t be anything left in the house to secure once you pay for one of these. But the technology will come down in time.
August 31st, 2005 at 6:52 am
koiphish says:
Try this one.. It’s better:
http://www.smarthome.com/5160L.html
September 2nd, 2005 at 12:16 am