Bluetooth devices are everywhere these days, and nothing compromises your opsec more than a bevy of smartphones, smart watches, fitbits, strange electronic conference badges, and other electronic ...

A new wave of residential door locks are hitting the market that use Bluetooth 4.0 LE (Low Energy) to turn your phone into your front door key. We take a look at the two big names in Bluetooth locks, ...

The LockSmart Keyless Bluetooth Padlock frees you from worrying about keys or combinations, but the procedures for sharing access are unnecessarily awkward. A friend of mine works at a medical ...

Padlocks are one of those everyday objects that seem ripe for the Internet of Things treatment, so it's no surprise that Master Lock has given its new line an intelligence boosting upgrade. Aimed at ...

Yale locks have impressed us in the past, but the key-free Assure lock is a big ol' swing-and-miss. Ry Crist Former Senior Editor / Reviews - Labs Originally hailing from Troy, Ohio, Ry Crist is a ...

Bluetooth-enabled smart locks have flooded the market in the past few years, now that the power-sipping Bluetooth Low-Energy standard has made it possible for devices to run for months at a time on a ...

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 ...

MILWAUKEE (Sept. 28, 2021) – A culmination of 100 years of security expertise, Master Lock has expanded its Bluetooth®-enabled product family with the introduction of its ProSeries® Padlocks. The new ...

A group of security researchers has found a way to circumvent digital locks and other security systems that rely on the proximity of a Bluetooth fob or smartphone for authentication. Using what’s ...

This latch-style lock includes a quality fingerprint reader, but it’s short on tweakability. Turbolock’s latest smart lock lacks Wi-Fi, using only Bluetooth for its wireless connectivity. For ...

The BitLock and Skylock may look like traditional U-locks, but they unlock and lock as the user comes in and out of Bluetooth range. Users still have to lug them around, though. Some Korean ...

Security researchers used the recent Def Con hackers’ convention to show just how easily some Bluetooth-based smart locks can be opened. Researchers Ben Ramsey and Anthony Rose of Merculite Security ...