Master Lock’s Bluetooth box is a doormat-beating hiding place for your spare key

Keys aren’t going anywhere. Sure, we now have gesture-controlled drones, but changing our front door locks for something a bit more intelligent is just way too much hassle. So how else can you give easy temporary house access to a friend, plumber or Airbnb visitor? Step forward Master Lock’s Select Access Smart (£109). It can be opened with the usual keypad code, but also lets you give access to contacts on your phone via the eLocks app. You get notifications when people come and go, while the sturdy zinc construction promises to keep opportunist burglars at bay. Just make sure you give your doormat a good brush to let him know that his services to hiding spare keys were greatly valued.  

Mark Wilson Features editor

About

Mark's first review for Stuff was the Nokia N-Gage in 2004. Luckily, his career lasted a little longer than the taco phone, and he's been trying to figure out how gadgets fit back into their boxes ever since. While his 'Extreme Mark Wilson' persona was retired following a Microsoft skydiving incident, this means he can often be spotted in the wilds of South West London testing action cams, drones and smartwatches, and occasionally cursing at them.

Areas of expertise

Smart home tech, cameras, wearables and obscure gadgets from the early 2000s.