August suggests unlocking its voice-controlled lock when you're chopping onions and expecting guests

August announced today that its smart lock can now be locked and unlocked through Alexa-enabled devices. This is legitimately practical and good for people who are immobile, but August doesn’t focus on that. No, instead, August wants us to rememberthat this feature might work best for people who are too busy chopping onions to answer the door for their visitors. What the heck! That’s so rude.
Someone else on the Verge staff informed me that this might also be good for people with thr