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OnTuesday,LevelintroduceditslatestHomeKit-enabledsmartlock—brandedsimplyasLevelLock—andhasatinyformfactorandfitsbetweenLevel'sexistingsmartlocksolutions.
LevelLockisanall-in-onelocksolutionthatincludesthelockhardwareaswellasthesmartcomponents.IthasasmallerfootprintthanpreviousmodelsandLevelclaimsthatitisthesmallestsmartlockevermade.
Fromtheoutside,LevelLocklookslikeastandarddeadbolt.ThenewmodelstillfitsallthesmartsnecessaryforHomeKitcontrolaswellasAmazonAlexaintothesmallersize.
"Smarthomeproductsareafrustratingtrade-off,whereconsumershavetochoosebetweentechnologyorathoughtfuldesign,"saidJohnMartin,Levelco-founderandCEO."Withatimelessdesignandadvancedtechnologypackedunderthesurface,theLevelLockletsconsumershaveitall.AsthethirdoptionaddedtotheLevelproductportfolio,wehaveexpandedtherangeofinvisiblesmartentryproductsdesignedtofitconsumers'homedesigns,accessneeds,andfamilylifestyles."
UserscantolockandunlocktheLevelLockviaSirifromaniPhoneorAppleWatch,orincludetheLevelLockinscenes.HomeKitalsoallowstheLevelLockautomaticallyunlockorlockasyourarriveorleave.
LiketheotherLevelproducts,itismadesecurewith440CstainlesssteelandisBHMAAAA-certifiedforthehighestqualitysecurity,durability,andreliabilitystandards.
LevelLockfitsinthemiddleofLevel'slineup.Itispricedat$249andsitsabovethestandardLevelBoltthatjustincludesthesmartcomponentswithoutanydoorhardwareat$199andtheLevelTouchat$329whichhastouch-sensitivedoorhardware.
TheLevelLockisnowavailabledirectfromLevel'swebsitefor$249.Itisavailableinmatteblack,satinnickel,satinchrome,andpolishedbrass.
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