Ever seen a lock with a round key and thought what wizardry it is? That’s a tubular lock, although some folks call it an Ace, barrel, or circle pin tumbler lock. It’s the go-to gadget for vending ...

— -- A crucial but unnoticed tool in our everyday lives, keys grant us access to protected valuables. This week's tools help you better understand the nature of locks and keys. SimpliciKey These ...

Now, Samsung is putting its digital key software into the wild with Digital Home Key, an add-on feature in the Samsung Wallet ...

Maintaining a truly smart home takes more than simply connecting to a digital assistant and a voice-activated speaker. Smart locks—or smart deadbolts, more accurately—streamline your daily routine and ...

Leaving a spare key under the doormat or on top of a doorframe is never a good idea. A dedicated lock box for your spare keys allows you to provide entry to others when you’re not around—like dog ...

Many of the deadbolt locks tested by Consumer Reports lack the level of protection you might want or expect. In our labs, a few well-placed kicks or a couple of minutes under assault from a cordless ...

Aliro promises to fix the fragmentation of smart locks, where digital keys only work with specific apps or phones, and make them universal. Eventually, with widespread adoption of Aliro, a digital key ...