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I’ve experienced consumer smart locks (Kevo and August). I firmly believe any “Key” that must be network connected to the lock will never be a better experience
by hamandcheese 8y ago
I’ve experienced consumer smart locks (Kevo and August). I firmly believe any “Key” that must be network connected to the lock will never be a better experience than an ordinary key. If there’s a network glitch and it takes 5s to connect, that’s a terrible experience. If I have to open an app, terrible experience.
The smart lock holy grail, for me, would be medium-long range RFID. I want my presence to unlock the door, with ultra low latency and ultra high reliability.
Smart locks available to consumers now are acceptable for infrequent visitors at best.
- rubatuga 8y agoWhy do you need ultra low latency? Unless you mean in the order of 0.1s - 1s, that seems reasonable. I'm thinking low latencies with a context of gaming, where the best latencies are 0.001s - 0.01s.
- hamandcheese 8y agoI mean ultra low compared to physically inserting a key. Kevo takes considerably longer than that, especially if you are accustomed to already having your keys out and ready as you approach your door.
- rubatuga 8y agoOh, what technologies does Kevo use? I feel that with time of flight and a handshake, it should be able to quickly unlock the door.
- icebraining 8y agoWhat I don't get is why these locks all seem to do real time connections, when we have public key crypto! The "key" should just be a certificate signed by the owner's, which could then by verified offline by the lock. You'd just need a periodical sync to get revocations (if you needed to kick someone off the place prematurely). It's old, well established tech!
- compsciphd 8y agoi.e. how "keys" work on modern cars. my fob gets put into my pants pockte at the beginning of the day, and I forget about it. Enter/Exit/Start/Stop the car by just being there. It opens when I pull it open, and locks when I lock away.