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Add “getting into your house” to the list of things you won’t be able to do if you lose your phone, thanks to Yale’s fancy new NFC-controlled lock.
The touch-screen locks use a companion app on an NFC (near field communication) phone (in the demo video, an iPhone with an NFC case is used). You select the correct “key” from the app, hold the phone up to the lock and you’re done. The lock recognizes a friendly key and opens up.
With more phones likely to feature NFC chips in the near future, this kind of tech is likely to get more common. The phone has already replaced computers, books, cameras and MP3 players. Next it’ll be wallets, keys, loyalty cards and probably even train and plane tickets. Just don’t leave home without a charger.
Yale Door Locks: Is NFC the Next Big Thing in Home Tech? [CE Pro]
Press release [CE Pro / Yale]
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