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Kwikset, a trusted leader in residential security and part of the ASSA ABLOY Group, has introduced two new Z-Wave smart locks ...

Smart locks are tightening their grip on the lock hardware market, and Kwikset is right there, alongside newer names like August and Simplisafe. Kwikset recently released the Halo Smart Lock, the ...

The second-generation Kwikset Kevo lock is still our favorite all-around smart lock, but there’s a new option in town that gives it a run for its money. It’s also from Kwikset, and it’s called the ...

Kwikset is no newbie in the lock game. The company has been around since the 1940s making your classic locks and doorknobs and has been making smart locks under its Halo line since 2019. The Halo line ...

Those fancy entry locks with the touch-sensitive numeric keypads are so 2012. Kwikset’s new Kevo deadbolt quizzes your iPhone to verify that you’re authorized to enter, and then unlocks when you ...

Halo and Aura are Kwikset's latest additions to a wide range of electronic locks offered by the company, launched at this year's CES. The lock manufacturer also announced a revamped version of Premis, ...

The Kwikset Halo has long been one of our favorite smart locks, and this all-new version—the Halo Select—looks to be a significant upgrade. In addition to a more attractive industrial design compared ...

For the tech-phobic, Kwikset’s Halo is the simplest yet most complete smart lock available. Halo can be opened/operated via a PIN code, an app, or a standard physical key, for those naturally wary of ...