Crypto
GridPlus Lattice1
The hardware wallet that finally let me read what I sign, on a screen big enough to actually read it.
Maker: gridplus.io
- Screen
- 5-inch touchscreen
- Keys
- Secure enclave, plus PIN-protected SafeCards
- Connection
- Sits on the home network and pairs with desktop wallets
- Backups
- SafeCards hold keys and double as spare wallets
I've been around blockchain since the early days, and for most of that time signing on a hardware wallet meant squinting at a tiny screen and scrolling through a hash I could not read anyway. You pressed confirm because the desktop said it was fine. That always bothered me.
The Lattice1 fixes that in the most obvious way: a 5-inch touchscreen. It sits on my home network, so when MetaMask on the laptop wants a signature, the request shows up on the Lattice with transaction details on a screen I can read. I read it, then I tap. The larger display makes that check less awkward.
The keys live in a secure enclave and on SafeCards, which are PIN-protected smart cards. One card is my backup and sits somewhere safe. Another one is a separate wallet, and swapping cards swaps the wallet. No seed phrase on a bit of paper in a drawer. I like that more than I expected to.
It's a chunky thing and it wants a permanent spot on the desk. Fine by me.