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Kwikset home security system can be run by e-mail, cellphone

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Much of the buzz at the Consumer Electronics Show has been about connectivity, specifically the way in which TVs are bringing Internet services into the living room. Kwikset went a few steps further and brought connectivity to the front door.

The company exhibited its SmartCode With Home Connect products, which allow homeowners to lock and unlock a door from anywhere in the world through the Internet or mobile phone. Among other features: Vacationers can set up the devices to send an e-mail or text message if a door is unlocked while they’re away.

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A deadbolt version of SmartCode With Home Connect ($349) was released three months ago. A lever- handle version (price not disclosed) is expected to be released before summer, a spokeswoman said. Both are targeted to homeowners who have or intend to install a home automation system, the increasingly popular technology that centralizes control of electronic equipment, lighting, security systems and more.
The new products are the latest efforts by Kwikset to bring new lock technology to the mass market. They follow the release of SmartScan, a fingerprint-scanning deadbolt lock reviewed by Times columnist Dan Neil. For more information on SmartCode With Home Connect: www.kwikset.com.

--Craig Nakano

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