Smart this and smart that – this is what the trend was at the CES 2014. We got to see smart appliances, smart watches, smart bracelets and even smart locks. Yes smart door locks! The guy behind the idea Gabriel Bestard-Ribas was tired of his smartphone screen getting scratched in his pocket because of keys. The only way out he thought was to combine them.
“My keys were always scratching my phone, so I thought why not build them in,” said Bestard-Ribas, founder and chief executive of San Francisco startup Goji at CES 2014.
This led him to create what he called ‘Goji’ smart lock that will not only get unlocked when it senses your smartphone near it, but will also greet you with your name. The entire things works through Bluetooth connectivity! Once you have the Goji smart lock installed on your door and a free app on your smartphone, you are all set to lock away your door of your room / cabinet / locker and keep your precious things safe from intruders. And when you are back, the lock senses your smartphone and unlocks the door automatically.
That’s not it, the Goji lock also has a built-in camera that takes pictures of all those who arrive. The lock connects to the home’s Wi-Fi connection and relays images and alerts to residents’ smartphones.
So what if you end up losing you smartphone itself? Well you can cancel that particular phone’s access . All you need to do is cancel Goji access for your lost phone using Goji website or their 24-hour call center.
“You can cancel Goji access for your lost phone and request access to be transferred to another phone, effective immediately. You can regain control over your home access without changing or re-keying locks or worrying about anyone using your lost phone to gain access”, reads an FAQ on Goji’s website.
Phones are lucky if the battery lasts more than 2 days, What if the battery is flat?
Think I prefer keys, This is yet another thing that can be hacked.
It says what if you lose your phone, Then you just cancel Goji access from their website or 24 hour call centre. Well yeah that makes sense, How the f*#k am I going to do that if I don’t have a phone(it’s lost remember), And my pc is inside the house? Now I have to get back in the car and drive around looking for a public phone booth or internet café just so I can get in my own house, NO thanks.
More useless tech toys.
You have some valid points about losing your phone and your phone dying, but that comes down to being responsible. What if you lost your car or house key…could you start your car or get into your house?
Goji smart lock has a key lock that is behind the display; the display pivots down and reveals the old fashioned key hole.
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More likely to lose/forget phone at work rather than your keys, Keys never leave pocket, Phone is used and put down a lot or put on charge, I have left phone at work, Still drove home and got into house with the keys! Plus most people have spares buried in backyard somewhere.
I didn’t know about the key hole behind the Goji lock, Thanks for posting that.
If it has old fashioned backup(keyhole) then I am all for this Goji as I love new tech. 😉