August's line of retrofit smart locks make it easy to bring your front door into your smart home. The newest model, the $250 August Wi-Fi Smart Lock, is the smallest yet and it's also smarter than its ...

Home security has advanced far beyond padlocks and deadbolts. Today, smart locks offer convenience and remote control, but their security depends on device design and configuration, as well as proper ...

Smart locks come in all shapes and sizes. Some models have their own deadbolt hardware, while others, like the second-generation Apple HomeKit-enabled August Smart Lock, retrofit to a wide variety of ...

How often do you find yourself stranded outside your own home, searching frantically for keys in your pockets? Or maybe you have to grudgingly go all the way back to the parking lot every time you ...

Smart door locks bring keyless convenience, better security and remote access, making them a practical upgrade for modern ...

A year testing a smart lock with a hidden superpower: infrared wireless charging. If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. One morning last ...

Alfred’s new ML2 Smart Lock is powered by Wi-Charge wireless power, so it never needs new batteries. It’s a mortise lock designed for high-end homes and commercial buildings, and it’s $900. But a ...

Wi-Charge's infrared transmitter plugs into an outlet and beams power to your Schlage Encode or Encode Plus, so you never ...

Thinking about adding a smart lock to your home? Once you’ve installed a smart lock, you’ll wonder how you ever lived without the device. A good smart lock will add layers of security to your house, ...