Automation and smart home devices improve our daily lives and make our homes safer. These devices can do everything from turning on our lights to locking our doors. We can install as many or as few of ...

UPDATE 2/26/2025: This article, first published in 2020, has been updated by the author to include several developments within the industry that have made some of the previous information out-of-date.

Lockly Vision successfully integrates two complex smart home devices—a deadbolt lock and a video doorbell—into a single, compelling security device. The concept is pretty genius. Take a beefy smart ...

If you’re staying at hotel, it might be a good idea to check the manufacturer of your door lock. A black hat hacker has unveiled a method that allows a fairly simple hardware gadget to unlock door ...

Level smart locks will gain support for Sidewalk by the end of May, while Echo speakers and displays will be able to join Sidewalk on June 8. Finally, Tile trackers will join the Sidewalk parade on ...

SOMERSET, Wisc. (WHDH) — A high school student in Wisconsin invented a door-lock device that could save lives during a school shooting. Justin Rivard, a senior in high school, said he came up with the ...