ASSA ABLOY Bids to Acquire August Home
Recognizing the growth of the smart lock and doorbell market, ASSA ABLOY has signed an agreement to buy August Home.
Oct 19, 2017
New August Smart Locks & Doorbell Cam Pro Know Whether Doors Are Open or Closed
August Home's new Smart Lock Pro, Smart Lock and Doorbell Cam Pro include the company's proprietary DoorSense technology, which can tell consumers if doors are open or closed and lock them automatically.
Sep 20, 2017
CEDIA Clips: Disappearing Camera Trick, Smarter Smart Lock, Spinning iPad, More
Some CEDIA 2017 things are better said with video: SnapAV's easy-install outdoor speakers, HIDEit mount for TiVo Bolt, Future Automation's CCTV hider, Viveroo iPad mount and more.
Sep 11, 2017
CEDIA Q&A: August Home Talks Up its Z-Wave Retrofit August Smart Lock Pro
Visit August Home at CEDIA 2017 to hear about its August Pro division and see the August Smart Lock Pro, a Z-Wave compatible, retrofit lock for the pro channel.
Aug 31, 2017
Failed Firmware Update Takes Down 500 LockState Smart Locks
Smart lock vendor LockState accidentally bricks its own locks through a failed automatic firmware update. More than 500 customers using model 6000i RemoteLocks were impacted.
Aug 16, 2017
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Homeowners’ Top Smart-Home Security Concern: Did I Lock the Door?
Lead with this on your next security pitch. Smart-home security survey by Wakefield Research and Schlage find that 75% of Americans second-guess whether they locked their front door.