New chip to let smartphones charge and unlock smart locks


German chip manufacturer Infineon wants to build chips to be embedded in locks for bikes, doors, lockers and office drawers that can be unlocked by a smartphone and without a battery. — dpa

MUNICH: Smart locks for bicycles, lockers and doors that can be unlocked remotely and with phones normally require their own battery supply, something that can make them rather unhelpful with their run out of power.

But chip manufacturer Infineon is planning to make it possible to unlock keyless smart locks that don’t have their own energy supply.

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