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Parenting in the connected age means managing school schedules, online safety, and home security — all while keeping everyone ...
While smart locks enhance home security, skilled intruders may bypass them. Here's how to strengthen your defenses.
Smart locks vary widely in terms of which smart home ecosystems they work with. Before you buy, make sure you have read this guide.
I never understood the buzz behind smart locks until I got my first—and now, similar to how I rarely carry cash anymore, keys in my pockets have become a thing of the past. There are many different ...
LA Times Studios may earn commission from purchases made through our links. There has never been a shortage of ways to make a front door smarter, but most of them asked homeowners to trade style for ...
No budget options Only some models can integrate with a home security system Some features only work with iPhones, not Androids Schlage’s known for providing some of the best smart locks in the ...
This weekend, I finally switched out my old doorknob for a smart handle, and it was a bit of a pain at first. But once I got it set up, it does way more than just lock and unlock. You can get a ...
This petite retrofit smart lock is a discreet choice for just about any environment, though it’s incredibly loud and its app drags. Nuki has been producing smart locks for Europeans since 2015 and is ...
I partnered with Home Depot to show the Schlage connect keyless door lock. I show the keyless deadbolt installation on my own door and also answer the top 5 questions I got about the Schlage smart ...
Google’s Nest Protect is being discontinued, as is the Nest x Yale Smart Door Lock, as part of a move to build a platform “that all device makers and developers can use,” the company told me in a ...