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INDIANAPOLIS — Home security is important to all of us. Sunday on 13Sunrise, Pat from Sullivan Hardware and Garden said many of our homes are less secure than we think. That's because deadbolt lock ...

Wyze’s latest product is something of a departure for the smart home company. The Wyze Lock Bolt is a smart lock that ditches cloud connectivity in favor of local control over Bluetooth. A rectangular ...

Smart locks that supplement or replace your front door deadbolt do much more than lock and unlock your door without a key. Most smart locks (and all of the locks on our top picks list) let you receive ...

What are you willing to give up for aesthetics? That’s the question when it comes to the Level Lock Pro, a premium, Matter-compatible smart lock that, from the outside, is nearly indistinguishable ...

The visual appeal of smart locks can be as important as their technical specifications. The Native Lock Pro excels in smart-home integration, while Godrej Neo Pro and Lavna LA44 focus on traditional ...

Resistance to kick-in as sold is how well the lock survived increasingly forceful impacts using the hardware it comes with. Kick-in reinforced is the same test using an aftermarket Box Strike in place ...

For some people, securing their residence can mean having a very large, very vocal dog on patrol. For others, it can mean a firearm. But for the majority, it means throwing a deadbolt on an entry door ...

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Q: I own a single-family rental house. The new tenant wants me to install a dead-bolt lock on the door between the garage and the kitchen for additional safety. I have already put dead bolts on all ...

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