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hey I'm seeing that's right Cristen I'm here at the Yale real living touchscreen z-wave deadbolt now this is a lock you can put in your door and control from your phone or from a computer if you have the right home automation software it also has this great touchscreen so if you touch it with multiple fingers here you can lock it and then put a code in to unlock it you can program it to have multiple codes you can do a lot of cool things with it that you can't do with the standard deadbolt now if you take a look at this specific display model that I've got here you'll see that there is no place to put a key and you can actually get this deadbolt like this with no key cylinder you can't pick that lock you can't bump that lock there's no way to open it with a key you can also get in a standard format that does have a cylinder for a key and I think I prefer that when the batteries die I want to be able to get in still if you really want to take advantage of the full functionality of this lock you'll need to hook it up with a home automation network and this could be anything from me casaverde to control 4 to the new revolve hub and it will work with a lot of them make sure it's compatible with what you've got before you buy because it is an expensive lock it costs two hundred forty-four bucks on Amazon right now it also comes in a ZigBee model that uses ZigBee instead of z-wave so if you have a ZigBee system this will still work if you get the right kind Gayle's touchscreen deadbolt compares nicely to the chalet Camelot touchscreen deadbolt as well as the Kwikset SmartCode deadbolt those are both a little less expensive however quick-set doesn't have a touch screen and the chalet model has to come with nexia which is a separate bridge and a monthly fee to unlock its best features so given that you can use this with a lot of fee free home automation networks I think that it's a great lock one thing I didn't like about this lock is that it lacks the ability to create temporary codes that expire at a certain time so if you have a pet sitter or a work utility person coming in and you just want to give them a code that will work on a Friday or work once you can't do that with this lock you can make them a code and then delete it yourself but if you want that to automatically happen it's not going to work that's something that the Camelot touchscreen deadbolt can do that I liked a lot that this lock can't do overall this is a solid and reliable lock that's easy to set up easy to program and I think that if you're interested in home automation and you're interested in a lock you can control remotely it's a very appealing option so check it out CNET i'm record