Skylock works with a custom app on iOS and Android mobile devices, via Bluetooth and Wi-Fi. That app lets users disengage the lock by pressing an on-screen button, so no physical key is necessary. They can also grant access to friends who wish to borrow their bike, allowing their app-running smartphones to also unlock the Skylock. A map on the app shows those people where the bike is currently parked....
The Skylock also features an integrated accelerometer, which allows it to do two things.
First, it detects when severe crash-like impacts have occurred. When this happens, the app asks the user if they're all right. If they don't respond within a set amount of time, it then automatically contacts emergency responders to let them know that an accident may have occurred at the user's present location.
Secondly, it detects extended movement of the Skylock while it's being used to secure the bike – the kind of movement that might be caused by would-be bike thieves. In this case, it contacts the user, letting them know what's up.
Source: Gizmag
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