From industry staples like Kwikset, Schlage and Yale to startups like August and Poly-Control, the smart lock market is quickly gaining ground. What separates these brainiacs from your standard front ...

In the quest to keep your home and family safe, secure door locks should be at the top of your list. Because, while you might be surprised to learn this, one of the most common ways a crook enters ...

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For decades, home access remained largely unchanged, focusing on traditional keys rather than digital systems. While reliable, traditional keys offered little flexibility or integration into the ...

In 2017, there were an estimated 1.4 million burglaries across the nation. More than half of these burglaries occurred through forced-entry to the property. Front door locks are one of a homeowner’s ...

For more than 10 years Tyler has used his experience in smart home tech to craft how-to guides, explainers, and recommendations for technology of all kinds. From using his home in beautiful Bend, OR ...

LAS VEGAS—Home automation has a public relations problem: If the non-tech obsessed public views it at all, it views it as complicated, intimidating and possibly unnecessary. And home-automation ...