Automatic door locks streamline access control, improve security, and add convenience, making them a valuable addition for modern homeowners. The main gate serves as the most essential component of ...

Chinese tech giant Xiaomi yesterday announced that it would be hosting a smart Life conference today (June 29) where a new smart door lock will make its debut. Indeed, Xiaomi has launched the Mi ...

This article originally appeared in Access Control Trends & Technology 2023, a special bonus publication to Security Business magazine, Security Technology Executive, and Locksmith Ledger magazine.

Originally hailing from Troy, Ohio, Ry Crist is a writer, a text-based adventure connoisseur, a lover of terrible movies and an enthusiastic yet mediocre cook. A CNET editor from 2013 to 2024, Ry's ...

The Xiaomi Smart Door Lock 2 adopts a newly developed fully automatic lock body that has noise-reduction properties. The technology is fully developed by Xiaomi. In comparison to the first-generation ...

As the husband of a hospital worker and father of an infant, I’m constantly disinfecting everything around our home because of the coronavirus, especially the door knobs after my wife gets home from ...

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When the folks over at PinMeTo moved into a new office, they were dismayed to find out an extra key would run them a whopping 500 sek (~$75 USD). Instead, they decided to build their own automatic ...

Here at the Strategist, we like to think of ourselves as crazy (in the good way) about the stuff we buy, but as much as we’d like to, we can’t try everything. Which is why we have People’s Choice, in ...