As with most smart locks, everything you need to install Halo is in its box, including two physical keys for the lock and four AA batteries for the lock. All-in-all, installation of the Halo is ...

The Kwikset Aura is a reasonably priced Bluetooth smart lock you can control with your phone, a keypad, or a key, but it doesn’t support voice control or work with other smart devices. The Aura lock ...

The sleek Halo Wi-Fi Smart Lock ($229) is the latest addition to Kwikset's family of smart door locks. It provides several methods for locking and unlocking your door, including entering a code on its ...

In this video, I demonstrate the installation of a prehung exterior door in my workshop. The door is a steel pre-hung model ...

Life just got a little easier for iPhone owners. Imagine that you're trying to get into your house while carrying a few bags of groceries. Wouldn't it be nice to be able to simply tap the deadbolt ...

The Kwikset Premis is a lot of things. It's a HomeKit compatible connected deadbolt with a nice touch number pad with well-lit numerals. It's also a disappointment. We reviewed it for an extended ...

The Kwikset Premis Contemporary ($229) is a HomeKit-enabled smart lockthat uses Bluetooth wireless technology to allow you to lock and unlock your door using your iPhone, iPad, or Siri voice commands.

Originally hailing from Troy, Ohio, Ry Crist is a writer, a text-based adventure connoisseur, a lover of terrible movies and an enthusiastic yet mediocre cook. A CNET editor from 2013 to 2024, Ry's ...

The Kwikset HC620 is a very affordable Z-Wave lock; but by its nature, only buyers who have Z-Wave smart home hubs will find it appealing. If you’ve built your smart home around the Z-Wave standard ...

Those fancy entry locks with the touch-sensitive numeric keypads are so 2012. Kwikset’s new Kevo deadbolt quizzes your iPhone to verify that you’re authorized to enter, and then unlocks when you ...