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Level is partnering with Rejuvenation to level up smart lock design
The smart home market is getting a style injection today. Level has partnered with Rejuvenation, a home goods manufacturer, to create sleek new exterior door handles for smart homes. With five models each in three finishes, you can skip the chunky keypad smart lock look altogether with these options.
Thank Rejuvenation for the stylish looks, but the brains are all courtesy of Level, the maker of the popular Level Lock+. The five new handle sets house the Level Bolt, the smart deadbolt mechanism that lets users unlock their door from their phones or using voice control.
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With the Level Bolt, users can set up automations in the Level app, to have the door unlock hands-free each time you come home, auto-lock a couple minutes later when you're inside, and share access with others that need occasional entry, like dog walkers or house cleaners.
The smart lock mechanism will be concealed within the high-end exterior door sets, which include three lever models, the Trask, Richmond, Bowman; and two knob models, the Irving and Rigdon, each available in three finishes: aged brass, oil-rubbed bronze, and polished nickel.
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The price tags for these smart locks are as high-end as the finishes, ranging from $398 to $768.
Level is known for working seamlessly within the Apple ecosystem, as you can easily add your Level Locks to HomeKit and control them with Siri, through your iPhone or HomePod. But the Level lineup of smart locks, including the Level Bolt inside these Rejuvenation door locks, works with both iOS and Android devices.