Sony turns to crowdfunding site to help it fund a smart lock that opens by using a smartphone

* Sony has turned to Japanese crowdfunding site Makuake, to help it raise the funds needed to produce a line of smart locks it calls Qrio. The company behind the products is called Qrio Ltd., and is a joint venture between Sony and World Innovation Lab. Sony has been trying to fast track certain ideas that wouldn't necessarily fit under the Sony banner, by using sites like Makuake. This allows the Japanese manufacturer to limit its financial risk, and get products to market faster than they might have taken under Sony's usual process.



The Qrio smart lock fits on top of your current lock, and ... *



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