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Re: Lockitron: Keyless entry using your phone

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"Empirically people are a lot less likely to forget their phone than to forget keys," That also varies on whether you drive a car or take public transportation. If you drive, leaving your house requires taking your keys and it becomes a habit. Same with leaving work. If you drove there you need your keys to leave. A good way around forgetting keys also is a realtor style lockbox either on the door or hidden with a sp…

I'm really interested in seeing a car lock like Lockitron. "Empirically people are a lot less likely to forget their phone than to forget keys..." Especially with the PhoneWallet. I have my keycard, ID, and ORCA all conveniently on the back of my phone. The same tap gets me into work and pays bus fares. If I didn't have to carry a car key, I would just carry that 1 item.

You should check out Mavia (mavizon.com). I have worked with these guys as a contractor in the past, and they've got a really cool product for cars. The first version is coming out in the next few months, and doesn't have "car control" yet. It has all kinds of neat location and OBDII diagnostics features right now. Car control (unlock doors, start the car, etc.) is the next big feature.

Re: Lockitron: Keyless entry using your phone

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post #167

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Some cars already have that built in. It's a per manufacturer thing though.

I've seen Lexuses (Lexii?) with the keyless device that unlocks with proximity. Maybe a bluetooth pairing that unlocks when your phone is near? All I'm looking for is one less item to carry, one less object in my life.

I think this is the app I was thinking of: http://www.viper.com/smartstart/
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