I’ve come across many “smart” bike locks over the years, but none have truly justified their higher price tag—until now. A new contender, originally designed for securing ATMs, aims to change that.

If the Scandinavian design has taught us anything, it is that less is more. What we need to do in all aspects of our lives is to keep things simple but smart, and that’s exactly what the LAAS O-Lock ...

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Lock8 is the world’s first smart bike lock that can be operated via smartphone! The keyless lock has a GPS tracker that helps users find their bicycles when they are either misplaced or stolen. It is ...

Bitlock, “the world’s first keyless bike lock,” is actually really cool. It works sort of like a keycard system: The key is the app on your phone, so you can just go up to your bike, push a button on ...

Consumers now have their choice of several smartphone-controlled door locks, which allow users to grant access to select people, and that automatically cause the door to unlock when a user approaches.

Knog, the Aussie bike accessory maker, has been showing off a new keyless, electronic bicycle lock at Interbike 2009 in Las Vegas. The lock is a U (or D) type, fashioned from hardened steel with a ...

It's official – we are now living in the age of the keyless Bluetooth bike lock. We've already seen the Skylock, BitLock and Ulock. Now, there's also the Noke U-Lock. The Noke's features are quite ...

This isn't the first smart bike lock in the game, but what's really cool about I Lock It is the fact that it works automatically. Using a proximity sensory, the lock, which is attached to the bike's ...

We already have official bike-share systems and online marketplaces for renting out bikes. But BitLock, a new keyless lock, creates a charming new way to make any bike a bike-share bike. How does it ...