{"id":2688,"date":"2014-05-29T09:30:38","date_gmt":"2014-05-29T13:30:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mysecuritysign.com\/blog\/?p=2688"},"modified":"2023-10-18T06:13:10","modified_gmt":"2023-10-18T10:13:10","slug":"bike-share-network-skylock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mysecuritysign.com/blog\/bike-share-network-skylock\/","title":{"rendered":"Skylock is a solar-powered smartlock for bikes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Startup Velo Labs has come up with a smartlock that lets you share your bike with friends and family. Skylock&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fastcompany.com\/3030415\/create-your-own-bike-airbnb-with-this-new-networked-lock\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">connects to your Smartphone<\/a>, letting your friends unlock the bike&nbsp;through a companion app on their Smartphones.<\/p>\n<h3>Skylock allows for easy bike sharing<\/h3>\n<p>Skylock shows you where your bike is on a map&nbsp;on your phone, so it\u2019s easy for your friend to pick up your bike if he or she needs one in a hurry. You can set up the <a href=\"https:\/\/wonderfulengineering.com\/skylock-is-a-new-wifi-connected-smart-lock-that-protects-your-bike-from-getting-stolen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">times<\/a>&nbsp;a person can use your bike, which can be useful if you only want to allow your children to use your bike before dark.<\/p>\n<p>\u200b<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6gyLPjDakAc\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Skylock alerts you about bike thieves<\/h3>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/wonderfulengineering.com\/skylock-is-a-new-wifi-connected-smart-lock-that-protects-your-bike-from-getting-stolen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">motion detector<\/a> lets Skylock inform you if anyone\u2019s tampering with your bike. However, the bike needs to be in a Wi-Fi hotspot because it\u2019s cloud connected. The same feature will let your friends know if Skylock thinks that you&#8217;ve been in an accident.<\/p>\n<p>If you hit something, Skylock will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.treehugger.com\/active-4846068\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ask you if you\u2019re alright<\/a>. If it doesn&#8217;t get an answer within a set number of seconds, the device will swing into action. You can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fastcompany.com\/3030415\/create-your-own-bike-airbnb-with-this-new-networked-lock\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">adjust the sensitivity of the detector<\/a>&nbsp;if you are in an area where people are likely to collide with your bike by accident.<\/p>\n<h3>Skylock senses your presence<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_2695\" style=\"width: 224px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mysecuritysign.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/skylock.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2695\" class=\" wp-image-2695 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.mysecuritysign.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/skylock.png\" alt=\"From Skylock. \" width=\"214\" height=\"299\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mysecuritysign.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/skylock.png 267w, https:\/\/www.mysecuritysign.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/skylock-214x300.png 214w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 214px) 100vw, 214px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2695\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">From Skylock.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wonderfulengineering.com\/skylock-is-a-new-wifi-connected-smart-lock-that-protects-your-bike-from-getting-stolen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bluetooth<\/a> capabilities mean that Skylock can sense when you\u2019re walking towards or away from it, so it can lock or unlock itself accordingly. A solar panel that charges the lock also powers the Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.<\/p>\n<p>A back up <a href=\"https:\/\/www.treehugger.com\/active-4846068\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">keypad<\/a> lets you unlock your bike with a combination, in case your phone\u2019s out of power, and Skylock\u2019s battery can be recharged with a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/newatlas.com\/skylock-solar-powered-bike-lock\/32157\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">USB<\/a>&nbsp;cord. You might not ever need to use that charging method, though, because just one hour of sunlight is enough to keep the battery going for an entire week. A fully-charged battery will keep an average bike user going for a month.<\/p>\n<p>How safe is the lock? <a href=\"https:\/\/wonderfulengineering.com\/skylock-is-a-new-wifi-connected-smart-lock-that-protects-your-bike-from-getting-stolen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brute force<\/a> or cutting mechanisms will overpower it, but if someone tries that you&#8217;ll get a red alert.<\/p>\n<p>At $249, Skylock is five times as expensive as regular locks. However, sharing the cost among bike shares could make it viable. Co-founder Jack Al-Kahwati says, \u201cSkylock would be the perfect intermediary to Airbnb\u2026bikes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The company is set to ship Skylocks from <a href=\"https:\/\/newatlas.com\/skylock-solar-powered-bike-lock\/32157\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">next year<\/a>. Although bike lovers might make a beeline for it, if some do manage to make money off it, it could catch on among general bike users, too.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Startup Velo Labs has come up with a smartlock that lets you share your bike with friends and family. Skylock&nbsp;connects to your Smartphone, letting your friends unlock the bike&nbsp;through a companion app on their Smartphones. Skylock allows for easy bike sharing Skylock shows you where your bike is on a map&nbsp;on your phone, so it\u2019s [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":2695,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[170,71],"tags":[73,290],"class_list":["post-2688","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-security","category-technology-2","tag-apps","tag-bikes"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Skylock is a solar-powered smartlock for bikes -<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Skylock features a host functions that make bike locking and bike sharing extremely easy and secure.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link 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