When most of us have a friend who gets sick, we’ll send a card, go and visit them, and maybe offer to pick up their groceries or feed their pet. Justin Zastrow, CEO of Smart Armor, invented an entire ...

Retrofit smart locks are designed to smarten your deadbolt without replacing it entirely. It's a great concept for anyone just getting started with smart home technology, and we've seen August and ...

Smart home startup August today announced an update to its existing Alexa skill. If you have a first- or second-gen August Smart Lock you should now be able to ask Alexa to unlock the door for the ...

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“But what if my phone dies”, I hear you cry. Most smart locks have up to five entry ways, including fingerprint, palm or ...

Never get locked out again with a smart lock you can control from your phone, with your face, or with a fingerprint. Never get locked out again with a smart lock you can control from your phone, with ...

Smart locks that supplement or replace your front door deadbolt do much more than lock and unlock your door without a key. Most smart locks (and all of the locks on our top picks list) let you receive ...

For many users, keeping your devices locked is a means to a secure end. It's necessary. You have sensitive data that can't fall into the wrong hands. But sometimes ...

We’re still waiting for the ability to use Wear OS to unlock Android devices and Chromebooks. Watch Unlock was demoed earlier this year, and ongoing work reveals how Smart Lock will be sticking around ...

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