SwitchBot, which made its bones with a tiny button-pressing smart home robot, loves a niche. Sure, it makes its share of ...

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 ...

Convenience is the greatest selling point of a keyless door lock, as keyless entry allows you and your family to come and go without the panic of forgotten keys or wondering if you locked the door.

A home's doors—front, back, side, garage, and patio—are what stand between its residents and the outside world. And when a resident closes a door behind them, they expect that door to stay securely ...

Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. is The Verge’s executive editor. He has covered tech, policy, and online creators for over a decade. If you rent ...

Brionna is a writer specializing in home improvement, construction, and real estate topics. She leverages her background as a civil engineer and interior decorator as well as her love for ...

Would you be surprised to learn that the first mechanical lock and key were invented about the same time as the first message encoding keys? Mechanical security keys, for doors, gates, living spaces, ...

After one entrepreneur's Cadillac was stolen in the 1990s, he went on to design vehicle and home security products that were ...