Bluetooth locks provide massive amounts of convenience and security to homes and businesses. In this blog entry, the Albuquerque smart lock installation team here at 505 Locksmith Albuquerque will detail how Bluetooth locks can vastly improve your residential security and commercial security infrastructure.
What exactly are Bluetooth locks?
Bluetooth technology was invented in 1994 – and, in a nutshell, is wireless communication technology that enables communication and data exchange between Bluetooth programmed devices over short distances. Bluetooth is superior to Wi-Fi for it’s low consumption jfo power, making it great for devices that operate with batteries like mobile phones, speakers, cameras, smartwatches, and, of course, locks. In recent years, tons of smart locks have been outfitted with Bluetooth technology, including deadbolt locks, mortise locks, storage locks, padlocks, and much more. This technology allows home or business owners to lock or unlock their doors from a distance, be automatically notified when a lock is used (with detailed and timestamped logs,) and even, with some models, to integrate an interface with smart home alarm, video / audio intercom, and motion detection systems.
Why is Bluetooth called ‘Bluetooth’?
The term Bluetooth was derived from a Nordic King named King Harald “Bluetooth” Gormsson – who, in the year 958 AD, united the separate tribes in now-Denmark and Norway into a single kingdom. Bluetooth is meant to convey the uniqting of many disparate types of electronic devices and software utilizing a single technological protocol. (For the record, King Harald was nicknamed Bluetooth due to his dead tooth that had a dark blue color.) Originally, Bluetooth was just the nickname for this technology, and wasn’t meant to stick – but somehow it did, and is now the colloquial term attached to the symbol and technology that people use and love every day!
Benefits of Bluetooth Locks
Bluetooth locks eliminate the need for physical keys to enter your home, making it less likely you’ll be locked out due to lost keys, and making it easy for you to allow friends or visitors into your home from a distance. They automatically notify you when your doors open or close, which is ideal to monitor when your keys come home or if a break-in is in progress. Furthermore, Bluetooth locks can be used to control multiple doors in a property, including interior doors, allowing you seamless control of all of the security protocols throughout your property. Bluetooth locks can be integrated with existing locksets, existing decor, and existing security frameworks in order to make your home or business a much safer, more secure, and more convenient place.