The smart home product manufacturer Xthings has announced that its latest Ultraloq Bolt Z-Wave smart lock has achieved Z-Wave Plus V2 certification.

We’ve long appreciated the Ultraloq series for its diminutive proportions, measuring 2.95 inches square, with its numeric keypad encircling its key cylinder (and on some models, but not this one, a fingerprint reader). Similarly compact industrial designs are used in models with Wi-Fi radios and NFC readers, but this latest edition of the Bolt Z-Wave is powered by a Z-Wave 800 chip.

That silicon endows the Bolt Z-Wave with very long range—up to 1,300 feet, according to Ultraloq—and improved ability for signals to penetrate building materials. But you’ll need a Z-Wave smart home hub to bridge the lock to your home Wi-Fi network. To that end,

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