What the heck is a screwdriver?

If this was a '90s graphical adventure, you would open the lock by combining vodka and orange juice, then using on lock.

I find it funny that people keep reinventing a device that isn't going to get any stronger. At the end of the day a lock is nothing but a deterrent. If someone wants to get in they'll find a way around it weather they break the lock or skip it and go through the wall.

@WhisperingKnickers, I think it has something to do with orange juice and vodka?

Please tell me this is fake and made just as a joke ?

Come on! Why...

@Windows7ge True, but the smart locks I mentioned are marketed as unbreakable (bypassing the lock is another whole discussion we could have! lol but you're right, if someone wants your stuff, they'll find a way in!) ... the one in the tweet is a Chinese knockoff of the crowdfunded lock I talked about (Tapplock), you can read about how [un]secure it is here ;

https://www.cnet.com/news/tapplock-smart-lock-has-a-new-even-more-ridiculous-security-flaw/

For a $100 smart lock, it's just dumb seeing how bad it is!

I gotcha, I gotcha. It IS funny. I'd like to see how it holds up to a bowl of alcohol & dry ice, or just strait up LN2

@Windows7ge While I can't talk for the quality of one over another vs their marketing saying unbreakable, I think the reason people keep trying to make smart locks is not to prevent someone from breaking the door, but to make sure IF someone breaks down the door, 911 is automatically called, lights turn on, alarms go off etc. It's not just the blocking, it's about what happens if the lock is broken

Let's take google's autocall to make appointments about a month ago. Now let's say that you have a system set up so that if the system detects intrusion (door broken, window opened, etc) google autodials 911, and says "This is a google auto call from *insert address here* and the house is being broken into. Your rasp pi cam takes multiple pictures of the intruder and auto sends it to the police. What essentially happens is we can do with individual devices we buy and set up independently, the same thing sophisticated security companies have charged us for in the past

@Jtalk4456 Fair argument. If it's that sophisticated I can see why furthering the technology is worth it. My only argument is when the continual re-inventions of the same tech only influences the device itself. For example locks that can be unlocked via Bluetooth. A key works just as well, with less likelihood of failure to boot. As for the locking mechanism itself it can be just as robust making the Bluetooth feature kind of dumb. Is it a neat concept? Yeah, I'd say it's cool, but I wouldn't expect to see a big market of interested buyers. A majority of the population would stick to keys or combination locks because they wouldn't even have the tech to take advantage of the Bluetooth unlock feature.

Now your point of integrating it into a wireless home network security system as an extra layer of protection then I understand and accept your argument.

as with anything it has to be done for the right reason, and i'll happily admit most are doing it just to be cool and "smart" and make the extra money