Everyone has different levels of interest when it comes to home automation, but I'd argue that a smart lock is one of the best and most impactful ways of upgrading your abode. And with the Assure Lock ...

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A dumb deadbolt? In this day and age? No, thank you. I want a smarter door, one that can detect when I leave and lock behind me, or unlock using any number of magical methods: phone, watch, ...

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The smart lock market has long overlooked a significant demographic: renters and homeowners unable to modify their existing locks. The first SwitchBot Lock, released in 2022, aimed to fill that gap ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Home Key makes Level Home’s latest ‘invisible’ smart lock even more compelling for Apple users. And once it’s ...

Kudos to Proscenic for stuffing this lock with features and keeping its price down, but numerous operational problems need to be addressed. We’ve reviewed several other Proscenic-brand smart home ...

Hagop is passionate about smart home products, especially when it comes to making life easier. He's always eager to try out new technologies to make life easier, in terms of cleaning, automation, and ...

The Aqara Smart Lock U300 is a reminder that not all smart locks are deadbolts. The U300 is a lever-style lock that works with a spring latch. While spring latches aren’t considered as secure as ...

The TCL D2 Pro is a futuristic take on the smart lock that feels leap years ahead in technology as it ditches the fingerprint scanner we’ve seen in recent years, for palm vein recognition that scans ...