New ULTRALOQ Latch 7 Pro and ULTRALOQ Bolt Sense lead the shift from "smart locks" to seamless experiences
LAS VEGAS and SAN JOSE, Calif., Jan. 5, 2026 - At CES 2026, Xthings is reshaping the smart home: moving from "smart locks" to a unified, intuitive experience, where technology works naturally, without friction. Building on Xthings' track record of turning emerging standards into trusted, real-world solutions, its ULTRALOQ product line is helping lead the shift to Smart Access: a future where presence, identity, and interoperability finally work together at the front door.
At CES 2026, Xthings introduces its overarching theme as "Connect Future," signaling a new approach to entry where your door unlocks naturally, securely, and only for you. At the front door, this vision comes to life as Smart Access - combining proximity, identity, and interoperability to make entry automatic, secure, and intuitive. It is enabled by Ultra-Wideband (UWB) presence unlock, planned Aliro support for NFC and UWB digital keys, next-generation biometrics including palm vein and 3D facial recognition, and broader interoperability through planned Matter and long-range Z-Wave support. ULTRALOQ products are designed to work across leading smart-home ecosystems, including Apple, Alexa, Google, and other popular third-party platforms. ULTRALOQ is a core pillar of Xthings' broader vision to orchestrate intelligent, connected experiences across the modern home, unifying devices, intelligence, and services through a single, cohesive ecosystem.
"Keyless entry shouldn't feel like a workflow," said Raj Sundar, Senior Director of Product Management at Xthings. "The next era of smart access is invisible: your credentials, your proximity, and your biometric identity working together securely, so your home responds naturally to you."
Headlining CES 2026: Two New Flagship Locks for Frictionless Entry
Commercial-Grade Smart Access Built on Open Standards (ULTRALOQ Latch 7 Pro)
ULTRALOQ Latch 7 Pro: Available Q1 2026.
Xthings ULTRALOQ Latch 7 Pro is the flagship standards-first latch-style smart lock designed for real-world homes and professional installations. Engineered to BHMA/ANSI requirements, it is built to work across leading smart home ecosystems, without locking homeowners into a single proprietary platform.
Latch 7 Pro is designed around modern interoperability, with planned Aliro support to help enable a future of universal, standards-based digital keys. It will support Matter over Thread for fast, reliable, local-first connectivity that keeps smart access responsive and seamless.
For installations that rely on Z-Wave, Latch 7 Pro will also support long-range Z-Wave on the Z-Wave 800 Series platform, delivering robust security, extended coverage that can reduce repeater needs in many installs, and improved battery efficiency.
Next-Gen Smart Security with Face and Palm Recognition (ULTRALOQ Bolt Sense)
ULTRALOQ Bolt Sense: Available Q2 2026
ULTRALOQ Bolt Sense is designed for the most natural "walk-up and enter" experience - treating your unique biometric identity as the credential, rather than a phone, app, or PIN. Bolt Sense combines 3D facial recognition with palm vein authentication, a biometric method that reads sub-surface vein patterns, to deliver fast, touch-free entry. This dual-biometric approach is designed to be more forgiving than fingerprints in everyday life - handling wet or dry hands, worn fingerprints, or "arms-full" arrivals with ease.
While palm-vein recognition is still an emerging feature in mainstream consumer smart locks, it is rapidly gaining traction as a next-generation access method due its strong balance of convenience and security. Bolt Sense pairs that dual-biometric approach with active approach sensing, eliminating the need to hunt for sensors or keypads, along with advanced infrared and adaptive low-light performance engineered to work reliably from total darkness to harsh daylight.
With built-in Wi-Fi and planned Matter support, Bolt Sense is positioned to slot cleanly into modern smart-home ecosystems, helping smart access feel less like setup and troubleshooting and more like an always-on experience.
Unlocks by presence. Not proximity. (ULTRALOQ Bolt Mission UWB)
Bolt Mission UWB: Now Available
Building further momentum into 2026, Xthings announced that the highly anticipated ULTRALOQ Bolt Mission UWB deadbolt, unveiled at CES 2025, is now available for purchase.
Powered by Ultra-Wideband (UWB) precision, Bolt Mission UWB delivers truly hands-free access that's designed to feel both effortless and intentional - unlocking as you arrive while helping prevent accidental triggers and maintaining strong security. It represents the next step in ULTRALOQ's Smart Access vision: automatic, secure, and elegantly simple.
Future Products on Display at CES
AT CES 2026, ULTRALOQ is also previewing its expanded smart-lock roadmap, highlighting future products built on the connectivity standards shaping the next era of Smart Access.
This includes upcoming ULTRALOQ locks based on the Z-Wave 800 series platform, featuring S2 security, SmartStart, extended Z-Wave Long Range performance to reduce repeater requirements in many installations, and improved battery efficiency. ULTRALOQ is also showcasing continued expansion of its Matter smart-lock portfolio, enabling broader cross-platform compatibility across leading smart-home ecosystems.
See the full ULTRALOQ lineup at CES 2026 at the Xthings booth: Venetian Expo: Booth #52317.
