Smart Home Pick

Fingerprint Padlock, Keyless Biometric Lock For Gate And Shed

A fingerprint opens it in about a fifth of a second, which is faster than finding a key and much faster than a combination in the cold. The body is alloy steel and zinc alloy with a hardened steel shackle, so it is built for a gate, a shed, a fence or a locker rather than a suitcase. Over Bluetooth it pairs with an app to add and remove fingerprints, check when it was last opened, and share access with someone else without handing over anything physical. The rechargeable 110mAh battery stands by for around six months and opens it roughly 2000 times between charges, and a backup key is included for the day it runs flat.

What you're getting

• Opens on a fingerprint in about a fifth of a second
• Bluetooth app adds and removes prints, shows unlock records and shares access
• Alloy steel and zinc alloy body with a hardened steel shackle
• Rechargeable 110mAh battery, around six months of standby and about 2000 unlocks
• Backup key included

Why we picked it

The weak point of a shed or a gate is never the lock, it is the key, which lives under a stone or on a ring nobody carries into the garden. Taking the key out of the system is the actual upgrade here. Being able to hand access to somebody else from the app, and take it back later, is the part that has no equivalent in a mechanical lock at all.