August Home
The new August Wi-Fi Smart Lock is now available, and it’s the connected smart lock to beat
It’s been a few years since August introduced any new hardware, but its August Wi-Fi Smart Lock, which it debuted at CES this year, is now available. This is the…
August Home ditches the bridge, and Yale launches a smart lock in Europe
Assa Abloy, the world’s largest lock maker and the parent company of August Home and Yale, announced some new products at CES this week. The company didn’t talk about doorbell…
August Access, an in-home delivery service first tested with Walmart, opens to all retailers
August Home, the smart lock startup that was acquired by lock giant Assa Abloy in October last year, is stepping up its delivery game. At CES today, the company announced…
Assa Abloy finalizes purchase of smart lock maker August Home
Swedish lock maker Assa Abloy completed its acquisition of August Home this week. The deal, first announced back in October, has the U.S.-based smart lock startup rolling into the world’s…
Swedish lock giant Assa Abloy acquires smart lock maker August Home
The smart home market continues to heat up, and the legacy giants do not want to get locked out: quite literally. This morning, Assa Abloy, the $23 billion Swedish lock…
Silicon Valley may be the techiest place on earth, but even here, the way people open the front door hasn’t changed much in a century. Most of us still get…
Keep calm and automate to unlock the opportunity in the vertical Internet of Things
Since the term Internet of Things, or IoT, was coined in 1999, the industry has had its share of hype, consternation, successes, and now even twitter parody accounts (@InternetOfShit). Although…
August Home raises another $25 million as it expands service partnerships for its smart locks
When August Home raised its last big round nearly two and half years ago, the smart lock maker was targeting retail expansion. That’s still part of the plan for the…
Google Home adds support for Logitech Harmony, August locks and more
A slew of companies are announcing new-found compatibility with Google’s Home hub this morning, including August Home smart locks, Logitech’s Harmony line and light bulbs from TP-Link and LIFX. The…
Latch tools up with second smart access product for offices, apartment blocks
New York-based smart lock maker Latch, which targets the enterprise market, selling its locks plus a subscription digital entry management service to building owners wanting to offer value-add services to…
Over the summer, smart lock maker August announced its first integration with Amazon’s smart home assistant Alexa. It was pretty basic – letting users check whether unit was locked or…
August’s Smart Lock gets Wink integration for remote locking and actions
August’s Smart Lock gets a bit more useful today, thanks to newfound integration with connected home app, Wink. The app is already compatible with a number of third-party smart home…
August Home paves the way to put a smart lock on doors internationally
August Home — which makes an internet-connected smart lock — already works for most door locks you’d typically find in the U.S. But it hasn’t had a product yet for…
