There has been an explosion in smart home appliances in the past years but the most common kind has been smart lighting and smart locks. The latter has sometimes proven to be a bit controversial, ...

Wyze’s $20 security camera is already among the most inexpensive smart home gadgets on the market, and now the company is hoping to shake up a new category with its budget smart lock. Slated to go on ...

Smart locks are a great way to make your home’s security a bit more convenient, but many require paying an arm and a leg for the privilege. In the company’s usual fashion, the Wyze Lock bucks that ...

Today, Wyze has announced the release of its new smart home lock that uses biometric technology to identify homeowners by just the palm of their hands. The company's Palm Lock uses the unique pattern ...

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The contactless biometric technology enables users to unlock their front door with their palm. "The palm ID recognition makes users feel like they have a secret handshake with their front door," said ...

Device by device, Wyze is steadily putting downward price pressure on the smart home market. By any measure, the company has been successful at doing just that, with its most popular product being the ...

Tyler is a writer under CNET's home energy and utilities category. He came to CNET straight out of college, where he graduated from Seton Hall with a bachelor's degree in journalism. For the past ...

David Priest is an award-winning writer and editor who formerly covered home security for CNET. Currently, Wyze's forum report on the latest breach includes an update from February 19, 2024: "Our ...