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HomeKit Weekly: New SwitchBot Lock Vision brings facial recognition and Matter over Wi-Fi - 9to5Mac

9to5Mac·Bradley C·17 days ago
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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 HomeKit Weekly is a series focused on smart home accessories, automation tips and tricks, and everything to do with Apple’s smart home framework. Biometrics and facial recognition 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.…

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