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Smart lock maker Yale was an early player in the smart lock market and remains a strong competitor, offering a wide selection of locks and door hardware. As its name states, the Yale Assure Lock 2 Key ...

Lock and unlock your door with your voice or an app Fact checked by Nick Blackmer Smart locks provide you with more ways to access your home without keys, and help you make sure your entryways are ...

INOX announces the launch of its cutting-edge cloud-based Bluetooth Smart Cylindrical Locks, aiming to transform access management for modern offices and commercial facilities. The Cloud-based ...

The best choices right now are the Kidde/Ring collaboration detectors ($75) that work with the Ring app for free, and the ...

Smart locks exist to solve the most common of problems: Forgetting whether you locked the door, losing your keys or needing to let a friend in when you're at work. A smart lock can handle all this and ...

Bluetooth is getting a major upgrade. The Bluetooth Special Interest Group has officially rolled out version 6.2 of its Core Specification, bringing serious improvements in speed and security that ...

The Abode Lock is well priced for a Wi-Fi-connected retrofit smart lock that comes with a Bluetooth keypad and fingerprint reader, but first impressions count for a lot, and our initial review unit ...

These top-rated locks from August, Eufy, Kwikset, and Yale are excellent at resisting picking, drilling, and kick-ins. But there are some models to avoid. Consumer Reports uses a cordless drill in ...

There's a new series of smart locks in town, and they're more compact than ever: Lockly's Zeno series is here, with low-profile, high-end smart locks that extend built-in compatibility to Apple ...

Over half of burglaries involve criminals forcibly entering a home, according to the FBI—and many of them come in through the front door. That’s why you need a good deadbolt. Not ready to buy? You can ...

The Proscenic Smart Lock L60 delivers more convenience features than you might expect from such an inexpensive smart deadbolt (be aware that Wi-Fi connectivity costs extra). But if you have high ...