keyless

If you've ever fumbled with your keys on a dark night or with your hands full of packages (just like those poor women on Lifetime TV who don't quite get safely inside), you need this.

SmartScan from Kwikset offers the first biometric, keyless technology in a deadbolt designed to fit the décor and standard installation on your residential door. This commercial-grade technology uses biometrics to scan your unique fingerprint, down to the subdermal layer, to unlock your deadbolt without a key.

Fingerprints are read, once users "enroll" in the unit, by just swiping a finger under the sensor. If you're having work done in your home, you can change the normal 24/7 family setting to a temporary access setting that sets days of the week for contractors. Control even more with restricted access that sets time and days of the week, good for regular visitors, such as babysitters or housekeepers. Up to 50 users can be entered, and the administrator can easily enroll or delete users.

This standalone system does not require external wiring and installs like a conventional deadbolt with just a Phillips screwdriver. There's extra security with ANSI Grade 1 security features and back-up key usage. No prices on the Kwikset site, but on Home Depot it's $199.

As seen on The Oprah Winfrey Show. And we know how much Oprah loves her luxury items.

I was car shopping at the end of last year and looking at the new STS, and one of the features that really intrigued me was the "Keyless Go" (or whatever they call it).  The idea is that you carry around a key-like device (in the case of BMW, it's a credit card thing) that, when in proximity of the car, you can unlock and start it without having to do anything short of pressing a button.  Cool, right?  Yeah, until black hats use RFID sniffers and laptops with mobile transmitters to break the ECU's encryption use the convenient technology for their own deviant purposes.  It's been proposed that this is how Beckham's X5 was stolen, but at least his had a happy ending in the form of a free Audi.

Update:  Sister site Engadget has a similar post - linking to the same article - which talks about the connection between this technique and the Beckham's Bimmer SUV.