All Articles Tagged Assa Abloy

Julie Jacobson | 01/15 01:13 PM, 1 Comment

It’s clear that one of the big themes at CES 2013 was DIY home automation. But one slice of that smart home, automated door locks, seemingly came from nowhere, challenging the big three: Schlage, Kwikset/Black & Decker/Baldwin and Yale (Assa Abloy) Most of the newcomers claim to be the first to offer completely retrofittable deadbolts—rather dubious since all of the newbies say it. I easily replaced my own existing deadbolt with an electronic lock from Kwikset, and I could just have easily done the same with products from Schlage or… View this story

Julie Jacobson | 09/19 10:25 AM, 3 Comments

Soon you'll be able to open your doors simply by holding a smartphone near the lock, thanks to new consumer-grade NFC-enabled door locks from Yale. NFC (near field communication) is a fast-growing technology that enables simple data exchanges between two devices in close proximity. Today, the technology is used almost exclusively in commercial applications, for example, to provide product information when users hold their smartphones near an NFC-enabled poster. NFC also is gaining traction for mobile payment and is the technology behind Google Wallet, expected to launch today with much… View this story

Julie Jacobson | 09/23 08:45 AM, 1 Comment

Yale Locks is introducing its first automated locks for the residential market and the first units are on display at CEDIA Expo. CE Pro has the exclusive first look at the products, integrated with a Control4 home automation system. Yale is showing two locks, including a unit with a built-in keypad and one with a touchscreen that reveals a digital keypad when you swipe it with three fingers. Both units have a slot inside for a wireless radio. Yale is showing the locks with a ZigBee low-rate RF radio, but… View this story