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Smartphones to replace keys with new smart door locks

New Delhi: Gabriel Bestard-Ribas got tired of his house keys scratching his smartphone in his pocket, so he combined them.The result was a Goji lock, which senses when a resident's smartphone is near and not

India TV News Desk Updated on: January 12, 2014 18:01 IST


It's just one of the trend of "smart locks" on display at the Consumer Electronics Show CES that ends here Friday.

"My keys were always scratching my phone, so I thought why not build them in," said Bestard-Ribas, founder and chief executive of San Francisco startup Goji.

His creation fuses mobile Internet technology with centuries old lock mechanics. A free Goji application installed in smartphones uses Bluetooth connectivity to let the lock know a person is near and, if it is a resident or someone given a "digital key," a personalized welcome message displays and the path is opened.

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