Home Security Gadgets & Reviews

If you’re always losing your keys, or would just like to take your house into the 21st Century, you could spring for new door locks that don’t require keys at all. This knob can be opened via a combination on a number pad, so it’s just like punching in your ATM code. Enter the string of numbers that you choose as the code, and voila: the door opens.

You can program in combinations from 2 to 8 digits in length, and you can have up to 6 different codes, so everybody in the house can choose their own, something they can remember. The punch keys glow in the dark, so it’s no problem unlocking your door at night.

Available in a handsome oiled bronze finish, the touch pad lockset sells at SmartHome for $125:

Touchpad Lock Doorknob

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