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07-28-2016, 09:41 PM
Amazon's Alexa can lock your front door if you own this smart lock
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The future really is here.
You can **w lock command any Alexa-powered device like Amazon's Echo (http://mashable.com/2015/02/10/amazon-echo-review/?utm_campaign=Mash-BD-Synd-Samsung-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-BD-Synd-Samsung-All-Partial) or Fire TV (https://hameed.nwar.uk/vb/mashable.com/category/fire-tv?utm_campaign=&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=) to lock your front door if you have an August Smart Lock (http://mashable.com/2016/05/22/august-smart-lock-homekit-review/#ut6xzrohPgqV?utm_campaign=&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=) installed.
August Home Inc. an**unced on Thursday its first and second generation Smart Lock are the first smart locks to work with Alexa, the voice assistant that has become the centerpiece of everyone's smart home.
SEE ALSO: Siri can unlock your front door with August's HomeKit-ready smart lock (http://mashable.com/2016/05/22/august-smart-lock-homekit-review/?utm_campaign=&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=)
With the new skill, which can be activated through the Alexa app, users will be able to bark at Alexa to lock the front door and check if the door is locked. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/07/28/alexa-august-smart-lock-integration/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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The future really is here.
You can **w lock command any Alexa-powered device like Amazon's Echo (http://mashable.com/2015/02/10/amazon-echo-review/?utm_campaign=Mash-BD-Synd-Samsung-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-BD-Synd-Samsung-All-Partial) or Fire TV (https://hameed.nwar.uk/vb/mashable.com/category/fire-tv?utm_campaign=&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=) to lock your front door if you have an August Smart Lock (http://mashable.com/2016/05/22/august-smart-lock-homekit-review/#ut6xzrohPgqV?utm_campaign=&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=) installed.
August Home Inc. an**unced on Thursday its first and second generation Smart Lock are the first smart locks to work with Alexa, the voice assistant that has become the centerpiece of everyone's smart home.
SEE ALSO: Siri can unlock your front door with August's HomeKit-ready smart lock (http://mashable.com/2016/05/22/august-smart-lock-homekit-review/?utm_campaign=&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=)
With the new skill, which can be activated through the Alexa app, users will be able to bark at Alexa to lock the front door and check if the door is locked. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/07/28/alexa-august-smart-lock-integration/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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