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Philips Smart Palm Recognition Smart Deadbolt
Who doesn't want a palm lock? All Dune fans are interested.
Surely not a palm lock, she told herself. A palm lock must be keyed to one individual's hand shape and palm lines.
Now Philips is ready to facilitate your Dune fantasies.
Jessica put a hand on the rail, began to climb. The rail felt cold under her sliding palm. She stopped at the door, saw it had no handle, but there was a faint depression on the surface of it where a handle should have been.
With this Philips smart lock, the world's first deadbolt with palm recognition, enjoy the most secure and convenient unlocking experience. Or unlock with a key, PIN code, or the Philips Home Access app to make returning home stress-freeThe auto wake-up reader recognizes your individual palm vein as a unique palm ID to unlock the door quickly and easily. Family members of all ages can unlock the door without effort. Furthermore, no one can replicate your individual palm ID offering you better protection and security.
(Via Philips)
Update 16-Apr-2025: I found an earlier reference for this story; the palm key-plate from The Stars are The Styx, by Theodore Sturgeon, published by Galaxy SF in 1950:
I put my palm on the key-plate. It tingled for a brief, moment and then the shining doors slid back. J rolled through, stopping just inside the launching court at Judson's startled yelp."Well, come on," I said.
He stood just inside the doors, straining mightily against nothing at ail. "Wh— wh— ?" .His arms were spread and his feet slipped as if he were trying to force his way through a steel wall.
Actually he was working on something a good deal stronger than that. "That's the answer to why uncertified people don't go Out," I told him. "The plate outside scanned the whorls and lines of my hand. The door opened and that Gillis-Menton field you're muscling passed me through. It'll pass anyone who's certified, too, but no one else. Now stop pushing or you'll suddenly fall on your face."
End update.
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