Weiser’s® Kevo™ Smart Lock turns your smartphone into a key
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Weiser®, a leading brand of the Hardware & Home Improvement (HHI) division of Spectrum Brands Holdings, answers consumer demand for both convenience and security with its Kevo smart lock.
The highly anticipated Bluetooth enabled deadbolt is now arriving at home improvement and electronics retailers across Canada. By simply installing Kevo and downloading the mobile app, your iPhone becomes your key. Convenient and versatile, Kevo gives owners the ability to unlock the door with their smartphone and a simple touch, send electronic keys (eKeys) to family, friends and service people and to receive notifications whenever a user enters or exits their door.
"Kevo is not just another lock; it represents a shift in lifestyle for busy homeowners. Whether keeping track of your teenage daughter, granting temporary access to a housecleaner or monitoring your front door activity while on vacation, Kevo redefines the meaning of smart, simple security," said Mark Wallace, Senior Group Marketing Manager of Spectrum Brands - Hardware & Home Improvement.
Homeowners agree, eKeys are the answer to every-day challenges in key (and home security) management.
Mobile App that Gives You Control and Convenience
Weiser’s Kevo mobile app includes a simple interface that delivers much more than eKey management. After setting up a Kevo account, owners can customize and control everything through their app, including:
- Managing eKeys and settings associated with each given lock;
- Receiving notifications when a user enters or exits the door;
- Monitoring lock activity and tracking user history;
- Updating Kevo lock software directly from a smartphone;
- Instant access to Kevo’s Help Center; and
- Kevo web portal offers the same management features as the app via a browser.
The Weiser Kevo Advantage
- Kevo combines UniKey Technologies, Inc.’s (UniKey) secure touch-to-open technology and Weiser’s 110 years of experience engineering and manufacturing residential door locks. This combination of expertise translates to unmatched convenience and security features that include:
- Inside-outside technology: Kevo offers patent-pending intelligent positioning technology that detects whether an authorized user is inside or outside of the home before granting access, to help prevent unauthorized entry;
- Touch-to-open convenience: Users can keep their phones in their pocket or purse. No more fumbling for keys, simply touch the lock to open for the ultimate in convenience;
- Kevo fob: No smartphone? No problem. Users can enjoy the same touch to open convenience with the fob. A single fob can be authorized to work with up to 25 Kevo locks;
- Multiple levels of encryption: Kevo uses multiple levels of encryption to increase digital security and is continually reviewed by industry leading independent security experts;
- SmartKey® technology: Weiser’s patented SmartKey re-key technology provides superior security and re-key convenience, unlike any other smart lock on the market.
"History has shown that extremely powerful solutions that deliver a simple and elegant user experience are what evolve industries. Combining forces with Weiser, we are able to deliver a complete, mass market product that will truly revolutionize the way we gain access to our homes," said Phil Dumas, founder, UniKey.
Compatibility, Pricing and Availability
Kevo is compatible with smartphones that support Bluetooth Smart Ready/Bluetooth 4.0 hardware and have the Kevo mobile app available. The app is currently available for iPhone® 4S, 5, 5c and 5s, as well as the fifth generation iPod® touch, third generation or higher iPad® and iPad mini. The app will become available for additional platforms such as Android, pending software upgrades, to fully support Bluetooth Smart Ready/Bluetooth 4.0 technology. Homeowners may purchase their Kevo deadbolt at a wide range of retailers nationwide. For additional information on what is included in the Kevo package and a list of online retailers, visit: www.weiserlock.com/en/Kevo/default.aspx
About Weiser
Weiser offers a variety of home improvement solutions for consumers and retailers. Since its start almost 110 years ago, Weiser has created innovative door hardware products that are both stylish and offer superior security. The most recent game changing innovation introduced by Weiser was their SmartKey™ rekey technology. To learn more about Weiser, visit: www.weiserlock.com; like it on Facebook; and follow it on: twitter @weiserlock
About Spectrum Brands
HHI is a division of Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: SPB), a global, diversified consumer products company and a leading supplier of consumer batteries, residential locksets, residential builders’ hardware and faucets, etc. Spectrum Brands employs over 13,500 employees worldwide and sells to the top 25 global retailers with products in more than one million stores.
About UniKey Technologies
UniKey was founded on the concept of uniquely combining existing wireless, mobile and Internet technologies to bring your front door into the digital age. UniKey has developed a proprietary and patent pending "touch-to-open" system that can be easily integrated into existing doors by simply replacing the current lock, allowing you to securely gain access by simply touching your lock without removing your phone from pocket or purse.