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

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 ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

LAKE FOREST, CA (February 8, 2018) – Kwikset brand of Spectrum Brands, Inc. – Hardware & Home Improvement Division, the leader in residential security, will show its Kwikset Convert locksets, the ...

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 ...

For the tech-phobic, Kwikset’s Halo is the simplest yet most complete smart lock available. Halo can be opened/operated via a PIN code, an app, or a standard physical key, for those naturally wary of ...