BitLock: Turning your smart phone into your bike key

A project in San Francisco, CA by Mesh Motion Inc
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Bitlock: The world's first keyless bike lock to enable low cost peer-to-peer bike sharing among individuals and communities.
Backers: 1268
Average Pledge Per Backer: $100

Funded: $127,228 of $120,000
Dates: Oct 15th -> Nov 14th (31 days)
Project By: Mesh Motion Inc
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Latest News

Beware of Scams!

November 13th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear BitLock Fans, Some of our backers have informed us about an IndieGoGo campaign that was trying to take BitLock preorders using our video and material. We contacted IndieGoGo and they terminated the project. Please be mindful of such scams. We... (Read More)

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!

November 13th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear BitLock Fans,   We can’t thank you enough for supporting BitLock and being with us every step of the way during the last month. Without you, BitLock would have stayed only a dream.   We learned so much from you during this campaign. Your... (Read More)

Final week!

November 7th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear BitLock fans, Thanks to your non-stop support during the last three weeks, we finally hit the $110,000 milestone. We have less than a week left and we need to give this project a final push to reach the funding goal.  It would mean the world to... (Read More)

Free T-shirt For all BitLock Backers

November 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
Dear BitLock fans, We couldn't have made it this far without you. To thank you once again for your non-stop support for this project, we would like to give a BitLock t-shirt as a gift to each and everyone of you who have pledged to receive a BitLock.... (Read More)

Kickstarter Q&A: Bitlock's Mehrdad Majzoobi Brings Bluetooth to Bike Locks

October 31st - via: sv411.com
Created by San Francisco-based Mesh Motion, BitLock can lock, unlock and enable bike sharing from a smartphone. With two more weeks left of fundraising, Founder Mehrdad Majzoobi gives an inside look at BitLock and his ideas of innovating bike sharing. (Read More)

Monday is share day!

October 28th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear BitLock fans, We are two week away from the project deadline and we need a final push to get to this project funded. Since it is Monday today (and Monday is share day!), we would really appreciate it if you can do these two simple things: Go to... (Read More)

Software fail-safe

October 28th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear BitLock fans , You will have the option to enable a software fail-safe mechanism (through the application) that automatically opens the lock whenever the battery charge drops below a certain threshold. The software will prevent locking until... (Read More)

Avoiding features that undermine function

October 26th - via: kickstarter.com
In this update, I would like to briefly discuss BitLock design principles and walk you through the decision making process to add or not to certain features to BitLock. When designing BitLock, a decision was made to stay away from features that... (Read More)

Rescue power pins are being added

October 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
Dear BitLock Fans,  Some of you asked this question from us: “What happens, say after a few years when the battery level drops low, I ignore the low battery notifications on my phone and eventually forget to replace the battery? Can I still open... (Read More)

Important Update: BitLock is adding a backup key system

October 16th - via: kickstarter.com
BitLock fans! We love you and listen to you. This is the beauty of Kickstarter that we can get early feedback from you and make changes quickly. Some of you had concerns about operating your lock if your phone battery dies. To address this concern we... (Read More)

Bitlock - Wireless Bike Lock

October 16th - via: wasabimountain.com
BITLOCK removes all need to carry a physical key for your bike lock, in a world where keys and cards are moving digitally to phone, the BITLOCK is a welcome invention. (Read More)

YOU. ARE. AWESOME.

October 15th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear backers, We're writing to say one thing: YOU. ARE. AWESOME. You helped BitLock raise almost $20,000 today! Unreal. Thank you so much! We got coverage in Engadget, Fast Company, PSFK, and celebrity tweets. I'm exhausted, and totally inspired at... (Read More)

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