The Z-Wave Alliance—an organization that promotes the development and use of the open-source Z-Wave standard in smart homes and smart buildings—is celebrating the growth of the standard’s latest ...

At CES 2026, Lockin unveiled the new V7 Max smart lock. This is the first-ever vein recognition smart lock with wireless optical charging. The AuraCharge tech eliminates the need to charge the smart ...

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I never understood the buzz behind smart locks until I got my first—and now, similar to how I rarely carry cash anymore, keys in my pockets have become a thing of the past. There are many different ...

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The latest smart lock from Yale, the Smart Lock with Matter, isn’t just a minor refresh; it’s a complete reboot built around Matter, the smart home standard aiming to unify connected devices across ...

The Nest x Yale Lock was a pillar of Google’s smart home for years, and perhaps for much longer than it really should have been. Now, a successor of sorts has finally arrived in the new Yale Smart ...

The Matter standard gives the new lock compatibility with platforms like Apple Home and Alexa, but the real value lies in its connections to the Nest Doorbell. Not only does the new oval design look a ...

Google Nest and Yale partnered before on the Nest x Yale smart lock, so I wasn't surprised to see the spring announcement of a new lock from Yale designed to work even more closely with Nest products, ...

The Matter-over-Thread smart lock promises “seamless integration” with Google Home, but can work with Apple Home and Amazon Alexa, too. The Matter-over-Thread smart lock promises “seamless integration ...