Filip Brož Another interesting project appeared on the crowdfunding platform Kickstarter, which could be of interest to iPhone owners. Every user has certainly used a classic padlock at some point in their life, which you use to protect, for example, your bicycle from theft, your mailbox from strangers, or various gates or doors. Also, everyone has probably experienced a situation where you forgot the key to said lock in another jacket or bag. They try to prevent such situations Noke – a padlock that can be opened using an iPhone and Bluetooth connection.
In practice, Noke (the name derives from the connection "No Key", i.e. No key) works in such a way that, as soon as you come to your locked bike, for example, the Noke application of the same name sends a signal via Bluetooth to the smart padlock, which opens, and you conveniently just press remove the upper horseshoe lock. Behind the smart padlock are the developers from FŪZ Designs, who really cared not only about the functionality of the application, but also about the design of the Noke lock itself.
Thanks to the smart application, there is no need to worry about sharing and borrowing keys. You can easily set up sharing in the app to users who can then unlock the lock with their device. In practice, this will certainly be appreciated by families, for example, when choosing the contents of the mailbox, opening different doors or accessing other people during vacation. Of course, in the application you have the option of using other useful functions, such as a complete history of opening a given lock or providing access on specific days and times.
The developers at FŪZ Designs also thought about the times when your iPhone battery runs out and you can't launch the app. Then you simply walk up to the Noke padlock and press the top horseshoe of the lock to type in your own "Morse code", a sequence of long and short presses on the lock horseshoe, after which the lock will unlock even with your iPhone turned off.
The developers also promise a practical bike holder, resistance to water and mechanical damage for their Noke lock. It is the question of security that is certainly in place and it is a question of how the developers will fight with it, because the Kickstarter campaign does not say anything about the security checks of the lock. The developers have determined that they want to raise a total of 100 thousand dollars, which is not a small amount at all, so the question is whether the Noke campaign will succeed at all. You can pre-order one Noke padlock for $59, the regular retail price should be $99 after that. If all goes well, Noke should reach its first customers in February next year.
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Noke Castle achieved on Kickstarter of its goal already on the first day of the campaign. The authors managed to collect the target 100 thousand dollars within 17 hours. FŪZ Designs is currently working on setting additional bars, after overcoming which the product could include some additional functionality. For example, the production of multi-colored models, the sale of protective silicone cases or support for Microsoft Phone are being considered.
Current and potential contributors can join the discussion about so-called stretch goals at kickstarter page product.
It runs out of battery and I can't get anywhere. I like these smart things, but I don't know if people are overdoing it... See bluetooth "sexual performance" sensor... WTF.
You might want to read the article.
I meant the battery in the lock, I assume it only works electronically.
Another thing that can go wrong at the most inopportune time. It's really cool, but a high-quality regular mechanical code lock is more practical. I can already see how it goes wrong, a little water will get in there and it will stop working, the signal will be lost and the person on the boat will open the trunk with a knife. I have about 50 to 50 experience with things from various Kickstarters. A lot of things are a great idea on paper and on video previews, but in reality it works unreliable.
Well, that's the problem with kickstarter in general - we just come up with some phone-controlled crap (I don't mean exactly this case) and people start stuffing us with money. It's like the guy who made x tens of thousands of dollars on kickstarter for putting a project there to make potato salad at home :D.
:D how about watching the entire video?
I didn't watch the video
They have already collected 128% of the required amount on kickstarter. It looks interesting, but it needs to wait 2-3 years for the flies to catch on.