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Really cool idea, but I think any system like this needs to have a fail-safe option, for when your phone runs out of batteries.

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Uhh, it uses a standard key as a failsafe.

What's the point of unlocking with my phone if I have to carry my key around in case my battery dies?

Hide the key on the property or in your car. You don't have to carry it around with you.

> Hide the key on the property or in your car.

I thought enough people knew by this time that storing all your passwords in plaintext file on desktop is insecure. Why do you even need a phone if you have a key somewhere on the property.

You need a phone to make and receive phone calls, among other things. That's why you already have it. You don't need the key for anything but opening your front door. The point of this device is to obviate the need to carry that key all day for that single moment it's needed.

Nobody's going to find your emergency spare key if it's left in a non-obvious place; there are no rings of thieves with metal detectors scouring half acre properties.

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