Chamberlain’s first good lock packs 2K video, AI, and facial recognition

Chamberlain, finest recognized for its good storage door openers, is making its most bold transfer into house safety with the launch of its first good lock. Unveiled at CES, the myQ Safe View 3-in-1 Good Lock combines a sensible lock, a 2K HDR video doorbell, and a digital camera right into a single machine, increasing the corporate’s home-access ambitions from the storage to the entrance door.

The $279.99 machine provides 5 strategies of entry: fingerprint recognition, facial recognition, a PIN code, smartphone app management, and a bodily key. It’s designed to work throughout the myQ ecosystem, which incorporates storage door controllers, indoor and outside cameras, and equipment just like the myQ Good Storage Video Keypad. The corporate hasn’t disclosed a BHMA or ANSI grade for he lock.

In line with Chamberlain, the lock is among the many quickest available on the market, with an unlock time of simply two seconds. It additionally contains AI-powered detection that identifies individuals, autos, packages, and animals, and might set off computerized actions like locking or unlocking the door based mostly on whether or not a acknowledged particular person is detected.

The machine operates in temperatures starting from -4°F to 140°F and is powered by a chargeable lithium battery that lasts as much as six months. A completely charged backup battery (offered individually) may be swapped in to keep away from downtime. For houses with out a wired chime, Chamberlain additionally provides an elective myQ Chime accent.

The lock is out there to myQ customers beginning January 6, with common availability on January 13 through myQ.com and choose retailers.

Whereas the product represents a major step ahead for Chamberlain’s house safety lineup, it arrives in opposition to the backdrop of rising shopper skepticism concerning the firm’s enterprise practices. In recent times, Chamberlain has been criticized for locking key options behind subscription paywalls after product launch, and for disabling assist for in style third-party platforms.

In late 2023, the corporate blocked entry to its API for Homebridge and Dwelling Assistant, successfully chopping off customers who had relied on these platforms to combine Chamberlain gadgets with Apple HomeKit and different good house ecosystems. Chamberlain framed the transfer as a crucial step to guard efficiency and safety, but it surely left many customers pissed off and with out the integrations that they had come to rely upon.

Even earlier than that, the corporate had phased out Google Assistant integration and stopped promoting its personal HomeKit-enabling accent, the myQ Dwelling Bridge, although it nonetheless helps gadgets which are already in use.

Chamberlain has not stated whether or not the brand new Safe View Good Lock would require a subscription to entry options like video storage or superior automation. That element could also be essential for shoppers already cautious of the corporate’s historical past of rolling out charges post-purchase.

Whether or not the Safe View lock will overcome that historical past stays to be seen. However with deep integration into Chamberlain’s increasing myQ ecosystem, it could attraction to present customers on the lookout for a unified strategy to house entry management.

This story is a part of TechHive’s in-depth protection of the finest good locks.