This smart lock never runs out of battery — because I shoot it with lasers
This smart lock never runs out of battery — because I shoot it with lasers
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This smart lock never runs out of battery — because I shoot it with lasers
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It costs $1250 for something with terrible efficiency. You could buy an awful lot of batteries for that much money.
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Last time I read about this about 2/3 of the energy of the laser disappeared during the conversion to electricity. Has that improved?
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Mor says Wi-Charge’s wireless power transfer efficiency is about 15 percent compared to a direct wired connection.
That’s not counting the energy used to power the transmitter’s Wi-Fi connection, status LEDs, and so forth.
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Smart lock sounds inherently insecure.
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Lock Picking Lawyer has entered the chat
“Today I’ll be looking at this smart lock which is powered by a laser. All I’ll do is put a cover over it and wait…
And there we go.”
Seriously though, look up any “smart” lock on his channel. It’s hilarious how bad they all are.
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They all have a backup method of opening, every time it's a cheap lock that is easy to open. It's obvious that all the companies are only interested in their digital idea, and not actual security.
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Why does the lock, faucet and shades run on batteries to begin with? They aren't portable devices, just spend a few minutes running a damn cable and you never have to care about power ever again.
The coolest thing about this IR laser is the very cyberpunk things a hacker might do with it.
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