August’s new HomeKit-compatible Wi-Fi Smart Lock is now available for purchase. Here is what you need to know about this.

Our homes are getting ever smarter and but they’re often protected by keys that have been around for far too long.

We’re now ambling toward the middle of CES 2020 week and that means the new product announcements just keep on coming. We have a raft of them to share, from the likes of August, Satechi, Yale, Netgear, and Eve, so we’re going to do it here, quickfire style.

LIFX smart bulbs have just received Apple HomeKit support for iPhone and iPad users while August has announced a new range of smart locks and a doorbell.

August Smart Lock Mortise Kit has been announced at CES 2017, bringing in support and compatibility for mortise style locks to company’s existing HomeKit-compatible Smart Lock.

A new firmware upgrade is now rolling out for August’s HomeKit-enabled Smart Lock, which brings full support for Apple’s Home app and Control Center in iOS 10, making the lock much more useful and user-friendly for those who use one.

Today has been a big day for home automation, with Nest updating its iOS app with Apple Watch support and Amazon’s Echo gaining the ability to interact with August Smart Locks.

Google’s Nest has today received a boost in that it can now be integrated with other home automation hardware and services from other vendors such as August, LIFX, Lutron, AT&T, P&G, Waxman, SkyBell, Simplehuman, Misfit, and WeMo.