Retrofit smart locks are designed to smarten your deadbolt without replacing it entirely. It's a great concept for anyone just getting started with smart home technology, and we've seen August and ...

If you're looking to smarten up your locks to make your home more secure, then you're not exactly short of options. While all these products are aimed at offering better-connected home security, is ...

There’s no getting around the fact that Kickstarter projects are a gamble. You can spend $100 on something like the Pebble just as easily as you can on something that was supposed to be a watch, but ...

The iPhone-connected smart lock market is getting a new player today as Candy House introduces a new, competitively priced device called Sesame—a play on the phrase “open sesame”—that retrofits your ...

Sesame is a new smart lock for your house that replaces traditional locks and comes with a smartphone app that substitutes your house keys. The device is designed to work seamlessly with existing ...

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Sesame isn’t the first smart lock on the market, but it’s hoping to stand out with lower prices and easier installation. The lock will cost $99, and like the Okidokeys, it fits over existing deadbolts ...

You've been working with a dumb lock on your door for long enough – so suggests the folks bringing the smart lock called "Sesame" to the public. This lock unlocks your door via your smartphone, and it ...

A smart lock that promises to make keys history by letting you to open your front door with a secret knock has launched a Kickstarter campaign. Sesame allows you to open your front door with a single ...

The Sesame smart lock is about a week or so away from shipping to Kickstarter backers, and I had a chance to test it out recently. Sesame is certainly as easy to install as billed and impressively ...

Smart locks make it easy to lock and unlock your doors using your smartphone, but most require that you replace some or all of your existing lock hardware. With the ...

The Sesame smart lock is about a week or so away from shipping to Kickstarter backers, and I had a chance to test it out recently. Sesame is certainly as easy to install as billed and impressively ...