For those who’re like me, you employ a wireless smart lock since you reside in an condo or apartment and may’t run wiring to your entrance door. And you recognize what a ache battery substitute will be. I’m fortunate if I can go a couple of months earlier than needing to exchange the 4 AA batteries in my growing older Eufy C30. So once I obtained an opportunity to check out the Lockin V7 Max right here at CES 2026, a wise lock that works wirelessly but by no means must be recharged, let’s simply say I used to be greater than somewhat intrigued. I obtained much more once I realized it wasn’t counting on photo voltaic.
“AuraCharge requires no daylight, no guide charging, and offers an infinite energy provide,” stated Invoice Chen, CEO of Lockin.
Along with three technique of biometric ID like palm and vein scanning, you too can use a keypad.
Optical wi-fi charging
The corporate calls its proprietary expertise AuraCharge, or optical wi-fi charging. The V7 Max prices utilizing a beam of sunshine that powers the sensible lock wirelessly from contained in the door utilizing a base station that depends on line of sight inside a 4-meter vary. The bottom station does must be plugged in, however it might probably cost the sensible lock nearly constantly so long as it’s not moved or blocked.
The bottom station itself is not notably massive, concerning the dimension of a small speaker, so you possibly can set it on an entry desk or mount it. Based on Lockin, the optical output is eye-safe and has twin security certification from TÜV Rheinland and SGS.
Lockin says that the V7 Max is designed to ease battery nervousness as a result of, not like disposable cells, lithium-ion rechargeable batteries and solar-powered locks, it’s not reliant on substitute or mild, or restricted by battery endurance.
The V7 Max has a show on either side to permit for two-way video.
Designed like a skinny 15mm mortise sensible lock, the V7 Max options all of the high-end capabilities of Lockin. It has three varieties of biometric safety, with finger vein, palm vein and 3D facial recognition. You can too use keypad and voice entry. Its Lockin AI permits it to customise its person expertise for 10 core situations, together with stopping theft, detecting and managing deliveries, and indexing video for key phrase searches.
It additionally doubles as a video doorbell, with two HD cameras on either side with a panoramic view. There are additionally two 5-inch touchscreens on the within and out of doors of the lock, presumably exhibiting you individuals on the door and letting you work together with supply individuals and others. The V7 Max helps Google, Apple, Amazon and Samsung sensible residence programs in addition to the Matter protocol.
The AuraCharge station resembles a speaker and requires a 4-meter line of sight to cost wirelessly.
There’s additionally a brand new mannequin of the Veno Professional Wi-fi, a redesigned deadbolt sensible lock model of the Veno Pro, which may even use AuraCharge wi-fi charging if you need a extra conventional sensible lock look with a keypad, but in addition new options like vein and palm detection. It needs to be a extra inexpensive possibility and the one I’ll seemingly go along with if I get one, since it really works as an ordinary deadbolt substitute quite than a extra difficult set up just like the mortise lock.
The brand new Veno Professional is a extra commonplace deadbolt substitute and should not price as a lot because the V7 whereas nonetheless supporting optical charging.
Lastly, the corporate can also be releasing a solar-powered sensible lock, the Aeon, which makes use of perovskite photo voltaic tech that Lockin claims has higher vitality conversion effectivity in contrast with common photo voltaic panels. Whereas this does depend on having daylight, Lockin says that it might probably nonetheless recharge utilizing mild from overcast skies, which might be very attention-grabbing for many who don’t reside in sunny California or Texas. I wasn’t in a position to view a mannequin at CES Unveiled, however I anticipate to see one at its sales space later this week.
The V7 Max has a horny design however is extra difficult to put in.
All three sensible locks can be out there for preorder following CES, with transport in early 2026 by way of Amazon and Lockin.com. We do not have precise pricing but, however the Lockin V7 Max might price as a lot as $1,300, making it a reasonably pricey possibility, with a launch scheduled for late July or early August.
