Tap your iPhone to unlock your Mac

#1

Post by jamesmoss » Tue, Nov 05, 2013, 5:36 PM UTC

Tap your iPhone to unlock your Mac
knocktounlock.com

Re: Tap your iPhone to unlock your Mac

#2

Post by gfunk911 » Tue, Nov 05, 2013, 5:46 PM UTC

This seems insecure. If I leave my phone by my computer, or if my bag gets stolen with my phone and computer in it, I'm in trouble.

That said, it's pretty cool, and I like the website design.

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#3

Post by pplante » Tue, Nov 05, 2013, 5:47 PM UTC

this page breaks my browsers back button on osx.8 chrome 30.0.1599.101.

no android app?

Re: Tap your iPhone to unlock your Mac

#4

Post by joshdance » Tue, Nov 05, 2013, 5:51 PM UTC

This seems like magic. What method does it use to unlock your Mac with no password?

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#5

Post by pritambaral » Tue, Nov 05, 2013, 5:52 PM UTC

Reminds me of BlueProximity. Unrelated: Too bad my neither my 3 year old laptop nor my one year old Chinese phone support bluetooth 4.0, I'll just have to waste a lot of battery if I use BlueProximity. Wait a sec, I can have a bluetooth toggle widget on my screen, how about that!

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Post by rwl4 » Tue, Nov 05, 2013, 5:52 PM UTC

Brilliant video! The app looks really interesting but like others I'm a little concerned about the security of something like this...

Re: Tap your iPhone to unlock your Mac

#7

Post by guptaneil » Tue, Nov 05, 2013, 5:55 PM UTC

gfunk911 wrote: post #2

This seems insecure. If I leave my phone by my computer, or if my bag gets stolen with my phone and computer in it, I'm in trouble. That said, it's pretty cool, and I like the website design.

You could use iCloud to remotely wipe your phone if that happens.

Re: Tap your iPhone to unlock your Mac

#8

Post by ajanuary » Tue, Nov 05, 2013, 5:57 PM UTC

If iphone is a part of your product it might be a good idea to make your website work well on mobile safari on iphone.

Re: Tap your iPhone to unlock your Mac

#9

Post by codezero » Tue, Nov 05, 2013, 5:59 PM UTC

This is pretty clever, but is this much better than the existing Bluetooth proximity unlock utilities?

The iPhone app that this pairs with costs $3.99 by the way.

If you use Mac OS, Proximity is similar to BlueProximity, there are probably other solutions that don't require an iOS app and accomplish the same thing without the magical novelty, all the same, I think it's neat and if the app weren't $4 I would try it out.

Re: Tap your iPhone to unlock your Mac

#10

Post by octernion » Tue, Nov 05, 2013, 5:59 PM UTC

Just tried it out - works as advertised!

Doesn't work if you have it in screensaver mode and locked - you need to have the login screen up. Still very neat.