・Interior escutcheon feels flimsy and is boring to look at ・Absence of wireless connectivity means no smart home integration ・Fingerprint registration means keeping an offline list This $80 lock won’t ...

Hagop is passionate about smart home products, especially when it comes to making life easier. He's always eager to try out new technologies to make life easier, in terms of cleaning, automation, and ...

If you’ve been holding out for a smarter way to secure your home without drilling holes or replacing your door hardware, now’s your moment. Starting tomorrow, March 25 through March 31, 2025, you can ...

SwitchBot’s new retrofit lock works well enough, but its appearance will be too brutalist for many homes. SwitchBot has taken a unique approach to the smart lock space: Its first lock wasn’t just a ...

You could be just minutes away from giving your smart home one of its biggest improvements yet, with the user-friendly Nuki Smart Lock.

Yale released the Approach retrofit smart lock last month — the first-ever retrofit lock from the popular company. This month it’s following up with the Yale Keypad Touch, a wireless accessory that ...

When I installed the SwitchBot Lock Pro on my front door last year, it quickly became one of my favorite smart home upgrades. It was renter-friendly, worked with my existing deadbolt, and – with the ...

If you’ve ever struggled to pull out your key from the bottom of your handbag while juggling groceries and kids, worried about how the pet sitter is going to get in while you’re on vacation or rushed ...

I’ve waited a decade to get a smart lock. Upon moving into a new apartment, the first thing I did was install the new Level Lock Pro. After a month of testing, it has been very much worth the wait.

Update: Congrats to our winner Daniel Woo!! This month we’ve partnered with August Home to offer 9to5 readers an exclusive $79 off August Smart Lock Pro + Connect & Smart Keypad bundle. That’s ...

If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. Jennifer Pattison Tuohy is a smart home reporter who’s been testing connected gadgets since 2013.

Keys are a time-tested means of access, but they won't do you much good if you leave them inside on your way out the door. Today's crop of smart locks think they have a better way. All of them offer ...