My sister got locked out of her house for the third time in six months last spring. She called from her porch, frustrated and embarrassed, waiting for a locksmith to charge $200 for ten minutes of ...

A unified smart lock standard backed by Apple, Samsung, and Google eliminates the need for an app and lets you unlock your door without taking your phone out of your pocket.

The Internet of Things (IoT) describes a network of intelligent gadgets with autonomous capabilities that communicate with each other. According to Grand View Research, this technology is projected to ...

It used to be that to get into your home, you needed a key. If you lost that key, you either had to call a locksmith (or maybe your landlord) or break into your own home. If you happened to be 10-year ...

We tested highly rated smart locks that feature connectivity, changeable codes, and fingerprint readers. Find out which ones ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Never get locked out again with a smart lock you can control from your phone, with your face, or with a ...

Smart home gadgets are designed to make life simpler. Forget to lock your front door? All you have to do is remotely log into the companion app on your smartphone and hit a button. That said, while ...

When Jackie Little and Xavier Muniz returned to their New Port Richey, Florida, home after Hurricane Helene, they hit an unexpected roadblock: Their smart lock was waterlogged and wouldn’t open. While ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. U-tec’s latest Ultraloq Bolt smart lock adds a Matter-over-Thread version, alongside Wi-Fi and Apple Home Key ...

Smart home device maker Aqara today announced the launch of the Smart Lock U200, its latest HomeKit-compatible lock option. The U200 has a number of smart features, including compatibility with home ...

A home improvement project doesn’t have to take hours or require multiple tools. Sometimes it can be a quick task that makes a big difference. Locking and unlocking the doors to our homes is part of ...