Your mobile phone is now the key

How dose it sound if I told you that you didn't need a key or a card to open a door to your home? For people that is rich its not that difficult they just get a finger print scanner or face recognition lock. Or you could get a combination lock but then you have to remember the code.

This lock is a more affordable and all that you have to remember is your 'smart phone'. A US firm has launched a 'smart lock' that can let you into your home using a mobile phone - and you don't even need to take the phone out of your pocket to open the door.

The August lock costs £130 ($199) and can even be set to automatically let in friends or workmen.
The August lock is made of 'durable anodized aluminum' and can be activated and managed using a mobile app and online. It is connected to the existing door lock and is battery-operated. The makers claim that it takes just 10 minutes to install.

The designers claim that the August lock package includes deadbolt adapters and faceplates that work with around 90 per cent of locks on the market in the US - where it will go on sale.The encrypted locking technology issues registered devices, or invited devices, with unique codes that can't be copied.

To open the lock, anyone with a code can approach the door, enable their phone's Bluetooth and press the relevant address from the app. The lock takes a few seconds to scan and confirm the visitor's identity.

Once the identity is confirmed the circle of red dots on the front of the device turns green and the August lock twists to release the door. A doorbell chime will also ring to let homeowners know when someone enters the house while they're in another room.

There’s a balance between these two feelings, and it hasn’t been met by the centuries-old key lock system, or by other recent locking mechanisms.

'Until recent technologies came into the mainstream, such as Bluetooth-LE, it was a lot harder to do. There are biometric systems for door entry on the market now, such as iris scanners and thumbprint readers, but they are very expensive and very comple. They are really systems for rich people. We’re giving people an easy way to transition to this 21st century way to enter, to have access and to give access.'