TappLock

A smooth "open sesame" with just your fingerprint

New Toronto-based venture Pishon Labs offers two different padlocks that open with your fingerprint. Built upon a compact Fingerprints Cards AB FPC1020 sensor, the one-touch lock is certainly more convenient, if not faster, than traditional ones that require keys, a combination or even newer smart-locks that pair with phones. It’s also flexible: if you want to share the lock, up to 200 fingerprints can be …

eero: No More Internet Dead Zones

A home WiFi system that keeps you connected

Sponsored by eero

Nearly all homes have a WiFi dead zone: you never get messages in the kitchen, you can’t watch Netflix in the bedroom, you can’t FaceTime in the backyard. This is simply because most of us have one WiFi router for our entire home, and that just doesn’t work for how we use Internet today. WiFi waves don’t easily travel up and down stairs, through walls …

Mighty Audio’s Portable Player

Stream from Spotify without your phone

There’s now a tech solution for those who are tired of having their phone tag along on fitness activities but don’t want to give up their perfectly tailored Spotify playlists. Allowing runners, bikers and others to detach from the physical (and mental) weight of smartphones is Mighty Audio, which launches on Kickstarter today. The small, lightweight device allows you to stream your favorite high-energy songs …