Maintaining a truly smart home takes more than simply connecting to a digital assistant and a voice-activated speaker. Smart locks—or smart deadbolts, more accurately—streamline your daily routine and ...

Many of the deadbolt locks tested by Consumer Reports lack the level of protection you might want or expect. In our labs, a few well-placed kicks or a couple of minutes under assault from a cordless ...

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Burglars of the future beware: the age of the smart lock is coming. There's no shortage of entries into the space these days -- in fact, it was just under a week ago that we spotted the lovely Yves ...

CNET’s expert staff reviews and rates dozens of new products and services each month, building on more than a quarter century of expertise. Wyze's forum report on the latest breach includes an update ...

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Installing either a high-quality deadbolt or a smart lock can make your front door more secure. The mechanisms inside of each are actually pretty similar (as long as your smart version has a deadbolt) ...

David Priest is an award-winning writer and editor who formerly covered home security for CNET. Currently, Wyze's forum report on the latest breach includes an update from February 19, 2024: "Our ...

PITTSBURGH,None — I assumed deadbolt locks were all pretty similar, but that is not the case. While a deadbolt is clearly better than a standard door knob, unless the deadbolt is strong enough, it may ...