Home automation and connected homes looks like they could be the way of the future, and if you’re after easier and more efficient ways of locking and unlocking the door to your home, a Kickstarter project by the name of Sesame might be of interest to you. Sesame is basically a smart lock for your home, but unlike most other smart locks, Sesame has the advantage of installing in seconds.
How Sesame works is via a device that is placed over your current lock, and from there the mechanism will be able to turn the lock for you, which means that you won’t need to call a locksmith in to install it. In fact Sesame boasts that it will fit just about any lock, although they note that it has been optimized for the US, Canada, and Australian markets.
That being said, just like most smart locks, Sesame will allow users to unlock their doors using their phones. This can be done either via the app, knocking on the phone itself, or knocking on the door with a unique knock that acts as a passcode of sorts. Users will be able to grant access to others who might need access to their homes, like friends or family members who might be coming over when you’re not home.
The app will be able to log people who have used the lock or who have tried to unlock your door. Sesame is also boasting military grade encryption which hopefully means that it has a reduced chance of being hacked. If you’d like to donate to its Kickstarter project, then head on over to its Kickstarter page for the details.
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