Gadgetory

what if you have the power to be able to lock or unlock your front door from anywhere in the world just using your smartphone well there's a wave of Internet connected smart locks that promise to do exactly that but a lot of them are total replacements for your existing deadbolt I'm gonna show you one that's designed to fit over your existing lock it's called lockitron it's coming out this summer for $179 and it's one of the only smart lock options out there that's great for renters this is not going to damage or replace your existing lock now the first step is to download the lockitron app it's available for both iOS and Android it's gonna walk you through the whole process and on this first screen here you're gonna notice a little thing for checking the compatibility of your lock you take a photo you send it to the lockitron people to make sure it's gonna work because I swear we had to demo at least five different doors before we found one that would work for this video first register online then add batteries to power it up and finally connect your home Wi-Fi network alright it looks like we're all connected it says the lock is unlocked let's give it a swipe let's see if they can communicate to the lock try the other way great now it's time to get this thing on the door using a screwdriver I'm gonna put this C plate behind my deadbolt and that'll give it a nice base for the lock of trying to snap on enough to take it all the way off just get it loose enough where I can slide this thing in place there's two little grooves here on the back it's gonna lock right in here and then slide carefully right there now that everything's in place snap on the cover and you're ready to go for one last test the door is locked I want to make sure I can unlock my door from my phone from outside it's good a shot I heard it there we go all right my old lock is now but upgraded and become part of the internet of things I can now lock it and unlock it from my smartphone of course if the internet goes down or the electricity goes out or the zombies start attacking I can always just use my good old fashioned front door key you