Chris Welch is a former senior reviewer who worked at The Verge from 2011 until May 2025. His coverage areas included audio (Sonos, Apple, Bose, Sony, etc.), home theater, smartphones, photography, ...

The iPhone-connected smart lock market is getting a new player today as Candy House introduces a new, competitively priced device called Sesame—a play on the phrase “open sesame”—that retrofits your ...

Sesame isn’t the first smart lock on the market, but it’s hoping to stand out with lower prices and easier installation. The lock will cost $99, and like the Okidokeys, it fits over existing deadbolts ...

There’s no getting around the fact that Kickstarter projects are a gamble. You can spend $100 on something like the Pebble just as easily as you can on something that was supposed to be a watch, but ...

If you're looking to smarten up your locks to make your home more secure, then you're not exactly short of options. While all these products are aimed at offering better-connected home security, is ...

Elyse Betters Picaro is the former Editor-in-Chief of Pocket-lint and the former Operations Manager for Valnet's Consumer Tech brands, including Pocket-lint, Android Police, and XDA. She is based in ...

I’ve been working with computers for ages, starting with a multi-year stint in purchasing for a major IBM reseller in New York City before eventually landing at PCMag (back when it was still in print ...

The Sesame smart lock is about a week or so away from shipping to Kickstarter backers, and I had a chance to test it out recently. Sesame is certainly as easy to install as billed and impressively ...

Sesame is a new smart lock for your house that replaces traditional locks and comes with a smartphone app that substitutes your house keys. The device is designed to work seamlessly with existing ...

The Sesame smart lock is about a week or so away from shipping to Kickstarter backers, and I had a chance to test it out recently. Sesame is certainly as easy to install as billed and impressively ...

If you've been intrigued by the idea of smartphone-activated door locks but aren't quite ready to get out the drill and install one, the ultra-simple Sesame might be for you. It lets you unlock the ...

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