There’s no getting around the fact that Kickstarter projects are a gamble. You can spend $100 on something like the Pebble just as easily as you can on something that was supposed to be a watch, but ...

The iPhone-connected smart lock market is getting a new player today as Candy House introduces a new, competitively priced device called Sesame—a play on the phrase “open sesame”—that retrofits your ...

If you're looking to smarten up your locks to make your home more secure, then you're not exactly short of options. While all these products are aimed at offering better-connected home security, is ...

You've been working with a dumb lock on your door for long enough – so suggests the folks bringing the smart lock called "Sesame" to the public. This lock unlocks your door via your smartphone, and it ...

Chris Welch is a former senior reviewer who worked at The Verge from 2011 until May 2025. His coverage areas included audio (Sonos, Apple, Bose, Sony, etc.), home theater, smartphones, photography, ...

Smart locks make it easy to lock and unlock your doors using your smartphone, but most require that you replace some or all of your existing lock hardware. With the ...

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A smart lock that promises to make keys history by letting you to open your front door with a secret knock has launched a Kickstarter campaign. Sesame allows you to open your front door with a single ...

The Sesame smart lock is about a week or so away from shipping to Kickstarter backers, and I had a chance to test it out recently. Sesame is certainly as easy to install as billed and impressively ...

I’ve been working with computers for ages, starting with a multi-year stint in purchasing for a major IBM reseller in New York City before eventually landing at PCMag (back when it was still in print ...

The Sesame smart lock is about a week or so away from shipping to Kickstarter backers, and I had a chance to test it out recently. Sesame is certainly as easy to install as billed and impressively ...