Hey Alex, this sounds really cool. I'll definitely send them an email. Cheers, Donna On Jun 6, 2013, at 8:48 PM, Alex Hall <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi all, > Donna's post about the Nest thermostat made me realize that August might have > the same problems. > > The August Smartlock (www.august.com) is a $200 attachment for your deadbolt > lock. It uses bluetooth to scan for devices; if it finds one, and that device > has a valid "key" on it, the lock disengages automatically. Imagine walking > up to your door with your hands full; instead of you fumbling with keys, > your phone has already sent a valid code to the lock, which retracts your > deadbolt for you, without you even removing your phone from your pocket or > purse. Open the door and you're in! It runs on batteries, and will notify you > when they need to be changed, and it even makes sounds in addition to showing > lights when it locks or unlocks. > > Management is done online or with the associated app - sending and revoking > access codes, reviewing logs, and so on. The lock is not launching until > later this year, so the apps will likely still be in development. That means > that now is the perfect time to advocate for accessibility to the company, so > we can be sure the app and website are accessible when the product launches. > Email [email protected] to ask them to make their service fully accessible upon > launch. I have not yet done this, but I will be doing so tonight or tomorrow. > If you are at all interested, I encourage you to do the same. If possible, > you could even offer to beta the app to be sure it is as vo-friendly as it > can be. Thanks. > > > Have a great day, > Alex (msg sent from Mac Mini) > [email protected] > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
