Comments on: Schlage to put your front door locks on the Web

DIY security system will also control thermostat, lights, and send you pictures.

[sanenazok]

Worst idea...ever.

[jumpjetta]

Yeah, I wonder how long it will take them to drop this idea after they get their a**'es handed to them in a lawsuit because of some software security flaw that allows an attacker to unlock their house and real attackers on the ground to steal stuff (or worse)?

[FranklinH10]

Looks expensive and impractical.Schlage should have spent their money developing some sort of usb deadbolt door lock that any homeowner with a computer and some handyman skills could install and program. If it were done correctly it could be at least as secure as a key lock but far more flexible.

[AndrewRich]

Gosh, I hope no clever criminal figures out that he can simply flip that big switch next to the electricity meter to completely shut down all this whiz bang sekurity technology.

[D3vildog699]

Ahhh.. Life with only one device...

Is it to hard for people to use a key? Or enter in a combo? Seriously... what happens if you loose the phone, or drunk text your ex in a furious fashion and it falls into the toilet.. (that sucks...)

[msg63d]

Nice idea, but like any Micro$oft product, don't buy version 1.0.

The home automation side of it has been around for years, including door control. Voice and telephone control of deadbolts and door operators were available in the early 1990s. All they are really doing is tying in the door lock. Too pricey as it is. Home automation to do the lights, temperature control and some intrusion detection can be done for less, with less expensive monitoring services, too

[Dalkorian]

The more complicated you make a system, the more problems that system will develop. Keep It Simple Stupid isn't just a saying. Is it really a good idea to make the front door lock more complicated? Consider: the above lock appears it can be picked (like any other keyed lock), or the combination can be guessed (people tend to pick easy combo's to remember, know them and know their keys), or the web interface can be hacked.

If you want in my front door, you have to pick the lock (or kick the door in). I feel safer knowing that.

[rbz275]

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