Your key fob may work from far away, but a few things can kill its range.

Old-school key fobs only let drivers lock or unlock all four doors at once, but today’s vehicles include a more flexible safety feature. “One of the main things people don’t know is that you can ...

If you think you can go to any hardware store to have a new car key cut for a few bucks, you’re still living in the 20th century. Nowadays, when you lose a key or need an extra, you’ll probably have ...

Look in your pocket, purse, bag, or junk drawer, and chances are you’ll find a key fob. The basic ones lock and unlock your car’s doors. The fanciest do much more. But no matter which kind you have, ...

Three cheers for automotive minutiae! Earlier this week we asked you to indulge in some automotive minutiae and share with the class what they think are the best car key fobs, and I'm surprised by ...

More and more cars are rolling off the lots using key fobs to handle a variety of operations, from simply unlocking the vehicle and remotely starting it up to using a simple button push to have your ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Thanks to key fobs, hardly any modern cars still need to be manually opened with a key. But what do you do when the battery runs ...

A "key" feature of today's car keys is not having to physically touch them to enter or start the car, thanks to developments like RFID proximity technology (which is short for radio frequency ...

Using a relay device, car thieves can amplify the signal from your wireless key fob, even if it is inside your house, and use it to unlock your car. Storing your key fob in a Faraday bag or using a ...

Annemarije de Boer is a Los Angeles-based director and visual storyteller specializing in technology reviews and digital innovation journalism. Drawing from her BA in Psychology and decades of ...

There have been reports in the news for a couple of years now that it's quite easy to steal cars with keyless entry systems, so this article will tell you how to prevent keyless car theft. A keyless ...