Sexy!

Nice ... but why is there a key too ? Coulnt a burglar just brek the emergency lock and still enter ?

Why would you bother with breaking the lock? Looks like all you'd really have to do is flick a BIC to set off the fire alarm and unlock the door.

@Redwraithvienna - You need a key for 2 reasons
1) The unit malfunctions or something of the sort your regular locksmith (regular locksmith?) won't be able to just swing by and fix it

2) You have a friend who needs to pick something up from your house or w/e - give them the key essentially for a one time entry i.e. dont have to give your lock code out

Even in those card slider doors they have in hotels either on the bottom lip of the lock (concealed) or towards the bottom there will be a keyhole normally covered with a little cover that doesnt lay flush on the door - normally it has a logo on it to look inconspicuous but pop it open and viola - a keyhole.

I know this cause I have them installed in my house.

also if you have one of these on your door - its a pretty good indicator you have money or a love for gadgets (i.e. stuff easily stolen and sold) so i'm sure that setting of the heat alarm isn't going to make the door unlock from the outside - if I ever see one of these I'll be sure to experiment and let you know... unless your a cop and in that case let me state for the record now that this is not me writing this message... it is someone else

@icntdrv: I'm kinda hoping that the temperature sensor can be disabled, or only enabled on one side. I really like the design, and wouldn't mind using it in my home.

Oh yes, nice, tempered glass, so you can see which four digits are used :')

MyKey 2300 FTW ... again.

Smaller, more stealthy, higher security, and probably cheaper as well. Been using one for 1.5 years.

Good comment about the "tempered glass". True!

Insanely great door opening. When they debuted this at Door World 2008, they opened the door to reveal...Bono.

Putting a lighter to it will have no effect. If you read the home page, it says it will monitor the temperature on the INSIDE (not outside).

@Knirfie: ROFL. My thoughts exactly. You could fix that by having the numbers constantly rearrange themselves randomly instead of the traditional:

123
456
789
0

FTW anyone?

@bmoctta: That's what the CIA does :-)

@bmoctta: FTW.

Can this door lock be jailbroken?

The door is sexy but can it copy/paste???

@Redwraithvienna: I'm guessing the key might be for when the power goes out

"Better looking than the iPhone?" Yes, and the iPhone lacks that large, steel handle to carry it around.

Saying that a door lock is better looking than an iPhone is akin to saying that my car is better looking than my dog. It's really not a comparison one would make. And it's not true, Bartley, you're much better looking than my car. Good boy.

@Redwraithvienna: It's for
a.) people who don't use electricity on the Sabbath
b.) when the power goes out/battery(?) fails
c.) your wife changes the code because of some other comments on Gizmodo.

@ps61318:

Perfectly good reasons ... but what keeps a burglar from opening the door without any of those being present ? And why not get a decent security lock / door ?

@Redwraithvienna: True enough.

My father always says that "Locks are to keep out honest people." Someone really wants to get in, this will not exactly deter them. But for someone thinking casual mischief, for the prankster, or even for the hobo waiting for the next train out of town (a common enough problem these days), this (or any decent lock) may cause them to look to the next target.

Wouldn't be so bad if it shuffled the numbers after each press. Wouldn't make it as easy to guess the PIN, anyway. Either that or remember to wipe the damn thing off after you use it each time.

I can see the benefit of it, however. Trying to fumble my key into the lock while carrying anything is a pain. On this, I could just use whatever free knuckle I might have.

I'm just too dumb for one of these. My building used to use a code system and late at night...oh man it would just escape me.

And in Seoul, where these are the norm, our cousin's son could never remember the code to the apartment, since his family changed it regularly. There we all were, standing in the stairwell....waiting to see if he could remember it. I empathized.

I can see the benefit of one of these if you were carrying something. Trying to juggle a bunch of stuff and shove a key in a hole is trying. Typing a number could be acheived with a knuckle.

However, I would think the numbers should reshuffle after each press or you'd have to remember to wipe off the panel after each use.

I understand why there's a key to use as a backup, but Samsung isn't known for making locks. I could pwn the tumblers in 2 seconds. If it didn't use a key, I might be interested. Also, anybody knows, the hinges are just as important as the lock!

RFID door locks are da bomb. Why a key? Prolly a cheap kwikset tumbler that could be pinched in about 5.

Interesting idea... but couldn't a thief just look for fingerprints to see what numbers have been pressed? It's only 16 tries till they get in from there...

Why is there a * and #?

Rob the house. Steal the locks!