Kevo – Bluetooth Electronic Deadbolt

I preordered a kevo as soon as it was announced. I liked the look of it more than the comparable devices at the time and I liked that it was supported by an established lock manufacturer.

I eventually cancelled my preorder because, after the initial batch, eKeys are $1.99 each. That feels like a traditional company attempting to retain an existing form of monetization (physically making duplicate keys) in a new area where the cost no longer applies.

Related: https://lockitron.com/ One cool thing I like about Lockitron is that you can easily bolt it on to the back of many existing deadbolts which means you can potentially use it on a rental apartment without replacing the entire lock.

I purchased one of these from Lowes and ended up returning it - there's a delay when you touch it while it attempts to discover your phone via Bluetooth, which got annoying. The Lockitron looks promising (ordered one of those) especially since it has both Bluetooth and Wi-Fi, so should be more hackable.

How do you run power into the door?