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Infineon has created a battery-free NFC lock

July 25, 2022 by Stacey Higginbotham Leave a Comment

Infineon is showing off a new chip designed to provide lock/unlock abilities to a lock without requiring a battery. The key to the tech is near-field communication, or NFC, which can transmit small bits of power along with the credentials that unlock … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Analysis, Featured Tagged With: Infineon, NFC

Schlage Encode Plus Smart Wi-Fi lock: Apple Home Key arrives

May 4, 2022 by Kevin C. Tofel 7 Comments

Ever since Apple announced Home Key last year, I've been anxiously waiting to try a smart lock that supports it. Home Key uses the same NFC technology as ApplePay on iOS devices. With Home Key, an iPhone or Apple Watch acts as a digital key for your … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Reviews Tagged With: Apple HomeKit, Home Key, Nest x Yale, NFC, Schlage, smart home, smart locks

Do Level locks or the Level Keypad work with Apple Home Key?

March 26, 2022 by Kevin C. Tofel 2 Comments

On our most recent IoT Podcast, Billy called in with a HomeKit question. He has a Level Bolt lock and is interested in the recently released Level Keypad. Billy wants to know if the Level Keypad might be able to use Apple’s Home Key technology that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, How-To Tagged With: Apple, Aqara, bluetooth, Home Key, homekit, Level Lock, NFC, Schlage, smart home, smart locks

Don’t buy a smart lock any time soon

June 16, 2021 by Kevin C. Tofel 17 Comments

Nest x Yale lock

Earlier this week, Level introduced a new, less-expensive smart lock. It’s smaller and, at $249, cheaper than the current $329 Level Lock Touch Edition. Level removed the touch and keycard functionality to reduce the cost and price on this new model. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Analysis, Featured Tagged With: Apple, bluetooth, Bluetooth LE, CSA, homekit, Level, Level Lock, Matter, NFC, smart home, smart locks, Thread

Why Apple AirTags will be a hit: This is no ordinary Bluetooth tracker

April 21, 2021 by Kevin C. Tofel 8 Comments

After months of rumors, Apple finally made its AirTags product official on Tuesday. During its Spring Event, the company showed off the coin-shaped tracking device that people can use to locate lost items such as keys, wallets, and even in Stacey's … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Analysis, Featured, News Tagged With: AirTags, Apple, asset tracking, iphone, microlocation, NFC, samsung, SmartTag, U1

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