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Lockitron is a device which can lock and unlock deadbolt locks via remote control, typically a smartphone.〔(Gallery: The Goods, August 2011 | Popular Science )〕〔(Lockitron : I Want That : DIY Network )〕 The device is made by Apigy, a start-up based in Mountain View, California. The device fits over the lock control mechanism on the inside of a door, and the door can then be unlocked via an app on the phone, or via web page control. Phones with Bluetooth Low Energy (4.0) can also automatically unlock a door when an authenticated is nearby.〔(Lockitron launches iPhone-controlled keyless lock that pings you when someone knocks )〕 A supplied NFC tag can be read to trigger a command to toggle the state of the lock.〔(Use Your Phone To Lock & Unlock Doors From Anywhere in the World )〕 Virtual "keys" can also be created for guests or repair contractors etc., which allows access to the home. The virtual keys can be distributed over the internet on demand, and can also be revoked on demand.〔http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/04/technology/04key.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0〕 The door can also be locked or unlocked via an SMS "key" for those without smartphones.〔(Lockitron: Unlock Your Home With Your Cellphone | Gadget Lab | Wired.com )〕 The original lock continues to work with traditional keys.〔(YC-Alum Lockitron Is Back With A New Kit That Allows Smartphones To Control Dumb Deadbolts | TechCrunch )〕 When a traditional key is used, the device can send a notification to a smartphone.〔(BetaKit » How Houses Are Getting Smarter & More Connected )〕 The device also exposes a web-accessible API, and is built around an ATMega microprocessor meaning that it is Arduino compatible for other custom behavior. Lockitron also supports integration with Doorbot, a doorbell system that sends video and voice from the door to a smartphone.〔(Home Automation Future and Present: WiFi Lightbulbs, Speakers and Doorlocks - Latest Gadgets )〕 It can also integrate with Lumawake, and will automatically lock your doors when Lumawake detects you are asleep.〔(Crowdfunding pioneers Lumawake and Lockitron team up to lock your doors the minute you fall asleep )〕 Other devices that have promised integration with Lockitron include the SmartThings Hub which will lock or unlock the device based on preprogrammed rules and the Pebble Smartwatch which will connect to Lockitron directly over Bluetooth Low Energy to use the Pebble watch as a key.〔( One Day Left to Reserve Lockitron for $149 )〕 ==Development== Apigy originally offered a full replacement door lock version of Lockitron in 2011 before announcing a new version of Lockitron in 2012 which fits over preexisting deadbolt locks.〔〔(Lockitron Lets You Unlock Your Door With Your Phone | TechCrunch )〕〔(New Lockitron, the Keyless Lock, Will Message Your iPhone When Someone Knocks )〕 The new version of Lockitron incorporated a number of improvements over the original Lockitron deadbolt including built-in WiFi, replacing a wired basestation, built-in auto-unlock technology through Bluetooth Low Energy as well as a simplified installation by making Lockitron a device that fits over a preexisting deadbolt lock.〔(Lockitron Lets You Unlock the Door With Your iPhone | Mashable )〕 Lockitron was rejected from Kickstarter, after they changed their policies regarding hardware funding.〔(Kickstarter Is Not a Store » The Kickstarter Blog — Kickstarter )〕 The creators claim the rejection was due to Lockitron's status as a "home improvement" product, but this has not been confirmed by Kickstarter.〔(The Story Of Lockitron: Crowdfunding Without Kickstarter | TechCrunch )〕 After their rejection, the founders of Apigy, Cameron Robertson and Paul Gerhardt, built their own crowdfunding website in a matter of days and used it to garner over $1.5 million in preorders during the first week of their campaign in October 2012.〔(Lockitron: How a Startup Overcame Kickstarter's Rejection )〕 Apigy subsequently open sourced their crowdfunding software as Selfstarter, an alternative crowdfunding site.〔〔(Rejected Kickstarter Projects Build Their Own Success Stories | Wired Design | Wired.com )〕〔(Selfstarter - github )〕 Apigy was a graduate of the Y Combinator start-up accelerator. Over a year after their successful crowdfunding effort, (as of February 2014), the Lockitron has not yet shipped in substantial numbers.〔http://techcrunch.com/2014/01/16/lockitrons-long-march/〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lockitron」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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