[Pcmofo] has shared a well-built, well-explained example of how to implement an RFID key system for a door. We call this the right way because it is well thought out and functional. In the past we’ve ...

Whole-house, Internet-connected smart homes are coming at some point relatively soon. Unfortunately, "relatively soon" is hard to pinpoint: the killer system could come online next summer or we could ...

The MyKey 2300 RFID door lock gives you convenience as well as security, as long as the AA batteries don’t run out. The lock responds to one of six key-cards that are included in the $300 unit, ...

[Flowolf] added an auto-locking RFID entry system to his front door. He used our favorite fabrication system, acrylic and threaded rod (we also like to throw in aluminum angle bracket from time to ...

Among the many mundane but complicated tasks of our everyday lives such as pressing buttons on TV remotes and turning volume knobs, is the opening of a door lock with a metal key that must be inserted ...

Hotel guests have been employing radio frequency identification technology to access their rooms for about ten years. Recently, however, access-control technology company dormakaba has taken the ...

How to open a door via RFID: First, take a plastic card with an embedded RFID transponder and slip it into the vertical crack between the door and the frame. Slide the card as far as it will go, at a ...

With all the furor over what turns out to be just an AMEX credit card radio fob—who cares about that?—here’s a bit of RFID you’ll really enjoy. The Gateman RFID lock includes eight transmitter “keys” ...

This bit of tech first popped up on our rader almost a year ago and now looks to be implemented by at least one manufacturer. The MyKey 2300 is an RFID-enabled digital door lock that can be opened ...