Using keys to enter your home is so last century, right? The latest in 21st century keyless entry technology comes from Kwikset with its introduction of SmartScan, a residential biometric keyless entry system.
The SmartScan uses only a fingerprint scan to give you commercial and government type security to your residence. It’s a deadbolt that can be applied to external and internal doors.
Just swipe a valid fingerprint across the sub-dermal sensor to activate the battery-powered SmartScan deadbolt. It uses RF electronic imaging to read live fingerprint patterns located beneath the sub-dermal outer surface layer of the skin, making it unaffected by dry, dirty or worn fingertips, Kwikset says.
The device is programmable with 50-plus user fingerprints, and has a special timed “lock out feature” that allows homeowners three levels of access options. This allows Continuous Access (24/7) for family members, Limited Date Access for contractors, and Restricted Access based upon Time and Date for babysitters or housekeepers and the like, allowing a specific day and window of time (Fridays 9:00 – 9:15 a.m., for example).
Programming and set up are allowed only by designated administrator(s) and are menu driven via a built-in keypad and Liquid Crystal Display (LCD). If you’re wondering what happens if the battery dies, each system includes a backup key because the product is also a standard deadbolt in case those batteries were not replaced.
The SmartScan is available in satin nickel, polished brass and Venetian bronze finishes and retails for $199. Visit www.kwikset.com for more info.
Yeah, then someone robs u 2 cut off ur finger! lol
oh god, we have one of these and sometimes it fails me when i come home and it’s 3am and no one to open the door for me.
a simple bolt would suffice, but no, our family had to add this lovely little pit of technology that is a hit-and-miss with reading my fingerprint.
i hate this thing.
it is also very loud.
@ Daewoo:
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>1: Who breaks in by picking the lock anyway.
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I live in a hurricane area. Our house is sealed with doors and windows that are impervious to 3 strikes within a 6” circle by a 2x4x10 going 140 mph, for every part of the door or window. If a thief can bypass our locks, and get in via smashing our cladding, well. . .
In the meantime, this thing is super handy
Yeah Curtis, because posting comments about how stupid people are in a discussion about a LOCK SET isn’t retarded at all. Nitwit.
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Keyless entry or access control devices for homes ONLY PROVIDE CONVENIENCE. They don’t add any more security than a quality brand mechanical lock. Businesses uses access control because they can track who comes and goes through each opening at any time or lock people out at times. Kwikset however is not consided a quality lock maker compared to other major mechanical lock or electric lock companies. Builders generally use kwikset in new homes more because they are cheaper. Your better off with Schlage or Yale, ANSI Grade 1 or Grade 2 tested products.
Concerning home security, theives go through windows, unlocked doors, or locked doors are easily forced as the wood jamb isnt strong enough to hold off a 100 pound person.
Key bumping is even easier, just file down the points of the same key brand, insert it into your keyway and give it an easy bumb and the door unlocks. However key bump resistant cylinders are now available.
Concerning fingerprint biometrics, their are quality devices out there being used in commercial applications at a much higher price. Biometrics don’t necessarilly read your prints either, they may be reading whats under your skin. However, eye biometrics has a long way to go.