College students have returned in droves to dorms and apartments at campuses everywhere. So this is the time of year we usually start seeing some coded entry hacks. [Charmonkey] recently took on the ...

Smart locks promise relief here and aim to make everyday life more convenient—without compromising security. They open the ...

In recent years, concerns about school safety have intensified, prompting educators and administrators to seek effective ways to protect students and staff from a variety of threats. From active ...

Putting a custom designed electronic lock on your space seems like a geek right of passage. For our latest workspace, we decided to skip the boring numbered keypad and build a custom RGB backlit ...

The main principle of this circuit is that the door lock opens only when the buttons in series are pressed at a time. We can use it to lock the doors and for other security purposes. This article ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. The $99 SwitchBot Lock is the first smart door lock I’ve tested that doesn’t replace any part of your existing ...

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 ...