On: Lockitron Announces the $99 Bolt, a Deadbolt You Can Unlock with Your Phone

[jpmattia]

> How hard is opening a classic lock with a key?

In addition to the other use cases that folks have replied: You are young now, but you will find there are older people whose hands do not work quite so well. Keys, bottles, and a host of other items that you take for granted with well-working hands become serious obstacles to daily living.

[I should add that arthritis can hit even young people.]

[stonogo → jpmattia]

Hahah yeah it's way easier to navigate a smartphone than it is to operate a key

[jpmattia → stonogo]

> it's way easier to navigate a smartphone than it is to operate a key

If you don't understand the truth of that statement for some people, then consider yourself lucky.

[stonogo → jpmattia]

RA ended my love affair with touchscreens before it ever began.