Kwikset's SmartKey gives lock bumpers a whole new challenge

No, we don't recommend testing out your lock bumping skills on any building which you don't own, but just in case you've fallen victim to a bumper in the past, Kwikset is out to put you back in charge of whatever's behind door number three. Available in handsets, deadbolts, knobs and levers, the SmartKey technology effectively eliminates the possibility of using a rigged key to exploit the lock, and better still, the included Learn Tool enables owners to re-key a lock in under half a minute if necessary. Reportedly, the side-locking bar deadbolt system features ANSI Grade 1 certification and has passed "the most stringent lock picking standard." 'Course, it's only a matter of time before the tinkerers of the world have even this all figured out, but hey, at least SmartKey puts you ever-so-slightly ahead of the curve, right?

[Via Apartment Therapy]

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 11th 2008 11:34PM]

ollllllld news. Saw them long ago at Home Depot.

[wehdat Posted Mar 12th 2008 1:42AM]

after watching no country for old men, i'm tempted to yell out "bullsh.."

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 12th 2008 11:31AM]

Nothing Javier Bardem's character in No Country for Old Men couldn't handle!

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 12th 2008 2:14PM]

Can't people easily get in through windows anyway?

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 13th 2008 11:00AM]

Well now I feel better putting all those Kwikset locks on my house.

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 14th 2008 12:10AM]

Reminds me of a "U-Change" Lock. http://www.u-change.com/uchange.html These have been around for at least 15 years, possibly more.

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 20th 2008 2:34AM]

This is good information about kwikset, they are a very good lock and I use them on many of the locksmith jobs I do here in San Diego!

Greg
http://www.leadinglocksmith.com

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 20th 2008 4:16PM]

To Lanoitarus: You can't think of a situation where one would want to reset that special door lock to a new key without taking the lock apart.! How about a landlord who has many rental units, and tenants come and go. Wonderful invention!