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Lockitron: History, Art & Products

Lockitron is a device which can lock and unlock doors via remote control, typically via a smartphone. Starting with installations in 2010, it is one of the earliest examples of a smart lock. Lockitron was made by Apigy Inc., a start-up based in Mountain View, California. Apigy was a graduate of the Y Combinator start-up accelerator.

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Lockitron topic overview

The analysis highlights History, Art and Products as prominent areas in the source structure around Lockitron. 1 topic appears in more than one source area, which can help identify connections that are less obvious in a linear reading.

Related topics
30
Source areas
2
Connected nodes
33
Extracted relationships
77
Concept neighborhoods
9
Bridge connections
33

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

History · 19 topics
Overview · 12 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Key facts & relationships

High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.

Also known as
Lockitron
Availability
May 2011
Connectivity
WiFi Low Energy
Discontinued
Yes
Introductory price
99 to 179 USD depending on model and accessories
Manufacturer
Apigy Inc.

Explore all related topics Closing gaps

Browse the complete topic structure, not only the most central items. Less prominent entities and concepts can reveal missing angles, specialized context and useful research gaps. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

History

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

How Lockitron connects Entity context

The extracted context around Lockitron shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, Lockitron → Apigy, Bay Area, Beginning, Cameron Robertson, DIY Network's, Ethernet, In, In May, Lockitrons, Mashable, Paul Gerhardt, Popular Science, SheevaPlug, SOMAcentral, TechCrunch, The, The New York Times, Throughout, Want That Another extracted example is Lockitron → After, Apigy, Arduino, As, ATMega, Bluetooth Low Energy, Gerhardt, In, It, Kickstarter, LIFX, October, Pebble, Robertson, SmartThings, The, US, WiFi. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

Lockitron

Top relations

related to Early Development · 19
Lockitron → Apigy, Bay Area, Beginning, Cameron Robertson, DIY Network's, Ethernet, In, In May, Lockitrons, Mashable, Paul Gerhardt, Popular Science, SheevaPlug, SOMAcentral, TechCrunch, The, The New York Times, Throughout, Want That
related to Kickstarter Rejection and Crowdfunding · 18
Lockitron → After, Apigy, Arduino, As, ATMega, Bluetooth Low Energy, Gerhardt, In, It, Kickstarter, LIFX, October, Pebble, Robertson, SmartThings, The, US, WiFi
related to Product Delays and Replacement · 13
Lockitron → Adafruist, Apigy, By, By February, Consumer Electronics Show, Despite, In, It, July, Left, Lockitron Bolt, SparkFun, TechCrunch
related to Acquisition · 11
Lockitron → All-American Makers, Consumer Electronics Show, Ethereum, Gerhardt, In, Lockitron Bolt, Robertson, Slock, Starting, Target, The Wirecutter
related to Notable Office · 7
Lockitron → Apigy, Apple, Apple II, Byte Shop, From, Pacman, TRON
Also known as · 1
Lockitron → Lockitron
Availability · 1
Lockitron → May 2011
Connectivity · 1
Lockitron → WiFi Low Energy
Discontinued · 1
Lockitron → Yes
Introductory price · 1
Lockitron → 99 to 179 USD depending on model and accessories

Important terminology

Use these terms to understand the vocabulary surrounding the topic, not as a checklist for keyword stuffing.

Important terminology

apigy lock could bolt door crowdfunding via models smartphone product also 2012 crowdfunded like control unlock keys wifi early kickstarter

Lockitron relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 77 structured relationships around Lockitron. Examples in this analysis include Lockitron → Also known as → Lockitron and Lockitron → Availability → May 2011. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
LockitronAlso known asLockitron1.00infobox
LockitronAvailabilityMay 20111.00infobox
LockitronConnectivityWiFi Low Energy1.00infobox
LockitronDiscontinuedYes1.00infobox
LockitronIntroductory price99 to 179 USD depending on model and accessories1.00infobox
LockitronManufacturerApigy Inc.1.00infobox
LockitronPower4 AA batteries, lasting for 6 months1.00infobox
LockitronWebsitelockitron.com at the Wayback Machine (archived 2018-03-27)1.00infobox
Lockitronis adevice which can lock and unlock doors via remote control0.90text
Lockitronrelated to AcquisitionLockitron Bolt0.60section
Lockitronrelated to AcquisitionConsumer Electronics Show0.60section
Lockitronrelated to AcquisitionIn0.60section

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around Lockitron bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Bolt, Apigy and Crowdfunded. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • Lockitron
    • Bolt
    • Apigy
    • Crowdfunded
    • Product
    • Early
    • Models
    • Platform
    • Wifi
    • Door
    • Smartphone
    • Like
    • Connected
  • lockitron
    • Bolt
    • Apigy
    • Crowdfunded
    • Product
    • Early
    • Models
    • Platform
    • Wifi
    • Door
    • Smartphone
    • Like
    • Connected
  • smart lock
    • Lock
    • Smart
    • Control
    • Via
    • One
    • Inc
    • Unlock
    • Bolt
    • Models
    • Remote
    • Lockitron
    • Also
  • electronic lock
    • Smart
    • Control
    • Via
    • One
    • Unlock
    • Models
    • Remote
    • Lockitron
    • Like
    • Could
    • Bolt
    • Unlocked
  • crowdfunding
    • Kickstarter
    • Used
    • Significant
    • Like
    • Inc
    • Open
    • Smart
    • First
    • Gerhardt
    • Robertson
    • Early
    • Product
  • google home
    • Virtual
    • Connected
    • Keys
    • Unlock
    • Gerhardt
    • Kickstarter
    • Platform
    • Robertson
    • Like
    • Lock
    • Lockitron
  • kickstarter
    • Gerhardt
    • Robertson
    • Significant
    • Like
    • Smart
    • Platform
    • Product
    • Lock
    • Lockitron
  • smartphone
    • Unlock
    • Used
    • Models
    • Via
    • Door

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For Lockitron, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects Lockitron with History. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
LockitronHistory · splits 14 ⟂ 20
LockitronOverview · splits 21 ⟂ 13

Map overview Semantic statistics

Lockitron

Nodes34
Edges33
Triples77
Avg. degree1.94
Density0.058824
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around Lockitron to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as History, Art & Products, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — Lockitron · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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