New Siri Powered Kwikset Lock

Published Jan 08, 2016 05:00 AM

Your voice is your key with a new residential doorlock, Kwikset's Premis. Using your Apple phone, you can command your door to lock and unlock even if you are miles away. The idea sounds cool, but how does it work and is it secure? We take a deeper look at those questions in this note.

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