Smart Locks by Lockin Eliminate the Need for Recharging

Main Highlights

• Charging Method: The Veno Pro Wireless and V7 Max utilize wireless optical charging, eliminating the need for battery replacements.
• Features: The V7 Max includes advanced security features like palm vein-scanning and facial recognition.
• Compatibility: The V7 Max supports Matter, allowing integration with major smart home platforms.
• Installation: The Veno Pro Wireless serves as an easy deadbolt replacement, requiring no significant modifications.

Lockin has announced the Veno Pro Wireless and V7 Max, two new smart locks that the company says will have “zero need to recharge or replace batteries.” That’s because each uses wireless optical charging—infrared light, pointed at the lock at all times and beaming low-level power into it at a distance. 

This is made possible by a separate, wall-mountable module that transmits wired power as light beamed at a small panel on the lock’s indoor portion. Lockin spends most of its press release talking about the V7 Max, which it says has a four-meter wireless charging range. Wireless charging locks like these aren’t exactly new, but they haven’t exactly been something you can just go out and buy. (The tech is apparently quite nice, though; my former colleague at The Verge, Jennifer Tuohy, has said she never wants to go back after testing such a lock from Alfred.) That’s all set to change with the Veno Pro Wireless and V7 Max, both of which Lockin says will be available for preorder soon after CES 2026 and shipping early this year.

Of the two, the V7 Max is the fanciest, building upon the company’s existing, similar V5 Max (which isn’t available in the U.S.). Like the V5 Max, it offers palm vein-scanning and facial recognition, but also offers finger vein, rather than fingerprint, scanning. It includes both 5-inch touchscreens and cameras on the inside and outside. I checked it out at CES; the lock can be configured to either show the camera feed—so, your face—or a little animated character on the screen outside. Also, there’s a physical shutter on the interior portion, if you don’t want that camera to be able to see you. The finger vein sensor sits on the inside of the handle in a small groove that you would slip your finger into naturally as you grasp the handle. A small, button near the bottom of the lock serves as a doorbell button for visitors.

Wireless charging comes from a small module that you would place on a table within four meters of the lock, though a Lockin representative told me owners can mount it on a wall. They also said it works best positioned directly in front of the lock, rather than at an angle. The V7 Max will be Matter-compatible, which makes it usable with any major smart home platform that supports the universal standard. Finally, the V7 Max is neither a normal door handle nor a deadbolt replacement; it’s a mortise lock, which is more common in commercial buildings and would require significant rejiggering to install on the front of your house; unless you’re extremely handy, you’ll want a professional to put it in. 

The Veno Pro Wireless is a redesigned version of the existing Veno Pro, which also offers palm vein and fingerprint scanning, doubles as a video doorbell, and is Matter compatible. The Veno Pro Wireless will be an easier sell for most people since it’s a simple deadbolt replacement and shouldn’t require any costly modification to install. Lockin hasn’t yet revealed specific pricing for any of the locks, but in an email to Gizmodo, Lockin says the Veno Pro Wireless will be around the same price as the $380 Veno Pro.

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