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CES 2015: 'Schlage Sense' Smart Lock Allows Siri Voice Commands to Unlock Doors
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But.... but.... in the MOVIES, all someone has to do is shoot at any lock / barrier, and the door will open and they get access!!!!
Is there a Siri API yet? I often find myself asking Siri legitimate, answerable questions and it redirects me to a web search. Something like "what kind of interesting stories are in the news," or "Best fantasy football players" will tell me upcoming games.
True that. Their website describes a similar product (Schlage Connect) as "Durable Resistive Touchscreen." I will add, though, that I have the Schlage Connect myself and it is most definitely *not* a touchscreen in the sense of an iPhone's touchscreen... and the photo for the Schlage Sense appears to use the same "screen" technology...
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Am I the only one who wants my location services to be so good that the door just unlocks as I walk up to it?
It already exists, and has for a while. It uses blue tooth for proximity, rather than location services (which typically rely on GPS in the device).
Schlage has been making door locks for almost a century now, the company name and reputation are both quite old. Schlage is to locks what Honeywell is to thermostats. They have the base technology down, and are adding the smart features now.
Actually home locks are the one area that needs a tech upgrade, especially after years of enjoying keyless unlocking on cars. One can go grocery shopping, haul out two hands of bags and either touch the trunk or swipe there foot underneath, and it pops open. Yet when they get home they have to pull out there key to open the door, then get the groceries.
I have an August lock myself. It's OK, but functionally isn't all there yet. Clearly the category is in its infancy. I don't think this Schlage is the answer -- looks bulky and imagine the home-side mech. is similar to it's past endeavors. One of the reasons I chose the August was its large, but at least it dose not take up half the door or look like a commercial type lock.
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There's so much going on this week that we're bound to miss stuff, but we're doing our best.
Can you also remember that your readers are all around the world please? Saying something is available "nationwide" isn't helpful. Which nation do you mean? #
I still hate the idea of using an app to do everything with my home. If I can activate Siri using Touch ID and give a command the device is not saving me anything.
The other thing I hate is all these companies never explain what security measures are used to prevent unauthorized attacks. Instead I get a 'I don't know' or 'Why do you need to know this'.
I'm sorry, but if I have to create an online account with your device to access it, I want to know how well protected I am.
The other thing I hate is all these companies never explain what security measures are used to prevent unauthorized attacks. Instead I get a 'I don't know' or 'Why do you need to know this'.
I'm sorry, but if I have to create an online account with your device to access it, I want to know how well protected I am.
Though I doubt it's what's happening here, high security locks will actually randomize the location of the numbers on the keypad to thwart shoulder surfing and wear analysis attacks (i.e. looking over your shoulder or looking at the lock to see where the fingerprints/worn numbers are).
More flash than substance....
I love the idea of home automation too, but the companies making this stuff don't seem to ever get their act together.
I remember working at a mom and pop computer reseller back in 1989-90, and the store owner was all excited that he got accepted as a partner in this "Smarthouse" consortium.... Received a big, thick catalog of all the proposed home automation goodies that would inter-operate and allow a builder to put together a new house for someone with the infrastructure already in place.
Guess where that went? Nowhere!
They proposed such things as new ribbon cable standards to run in all of the walls, with different pins on the cable designated for different things. Would have solved all of the headaches of running speaker wires, ethernet cable, coaxial and so on. One standard plug would let you attach any of that stuff.
Now, we have every vendor out there trying to dazzle us with high-tech looking solutions to everything -- with most of it incompatible with other products. This lock is no different.... Touch-screen keypad where a standard one would do, etc.
So far, I have a My-Q system to allow remote control and status updates of when my garage door is open, and a set of EcoBee Internet-connected thermostats. But everything else I see on the market from computer controlled lighting to bluetooth door locks has no integration with either of these items I already own.
I love the idea of home automation too, but the companies making this stuff don't seem to ever get their act together.
I remember working at a mom and pop computer reseller back in 1989-90, and the store owner was all excited that he got accepted as a partner in this "Smarthouse" consortium.... Received a big, thick catalog of all the proposed home automation goodies that would inter-operate and allow a builder to put together a new house for someone with the infrastructure already in place.
Guess where that went? Nowhere!
They proposed such things as new ribbon cable standards to run in all of the walls, with different pins on the cable designated for different things. Would have solved all of the headaches of running speaker wires, ethernet cable, coaxial and so on. One standard plug would let you attach any of that stuff.
Now, we have every vendor out there trying to dazzle us with high-tech looking solutions to everything -- with most of it incompatible with other products. This lock is no different.... Touch-screen keypad where a standard one would do, etc.
So far, I have a My-Q system to allow remote control and status updates of when my garage door is open, and a set of EcoBee Internet-connected thermostats. But everything else I see on the market from computer controlled lighting to bluetooth door locks has no integration with either of these items I already own.
Schlage is definitely a very reputable name in locks, so they've more than likely addressed those 'screen' reservations I had.
But for me at least, there's still that nagging realization that any codes or voice commands transmitted wirelessly, could potentially be intercepted, so while these locks are most definitely convenient, they are (until someone comes up with Secure Element/Secure Enclave type encryption technology, with unique, once-only security codes) no safer than any 'pickable' mechanical lock.
On this I agree 100%. Companies, including Apple, are doing a poor job explaining in the simplest of terms what a smart home is, why its desirable, and how its easy to set up, in turn creating demand for components. Other than mode of operation, it's still no different from the early X10 days -- a hobby. Also too many components for the avg. tech adverse consumer to piece together.
Thanks for the reminder...we and Apple (along with over half of our readers) are in the U.S., so that's naturally our focus, but we do our best to include some international news and should be sure to cover things from as broad a perspective as possible.
Shocking there are little to no Siri jokes saying Siri will keep us locked out since it can't understand our voices.
Man, that makes no sense at all. The CPU is not behind the screen unprotected I'm sure, leaving you just two wires coming out of it to just "hot wire" the door... They make lock, that's their jobs; they are not idiots.
It isn't an LCD screen. The motor that pulls the bolt takes up far more power than it does to illuminate the touchpad for a few seconds when you use it.
Homekit just the communication/service framework. The ones that will provide the nice integrated systems will be the third party app/equipment makers. Homekit has been in the hands of developers and equipment makers for less than 6 months. This is just the start.
Already thought of, already been around a very long time, and certainly implemented here. The only way someone's going to do that is with a wireless sniffer, which is pretty easily obtained/made, and a quantum computer to break the encryption, which does not yet exist and will not any time soon. Keypad door locks and encryption have been around long enough for them to not be weak points.
You only need to worry about someone kicking your door in, just with any other lock.