It may look like a typical U-lock, but the "intelligent" Skylock from ex-Boeing and Jawbone engineers may be the industrial-design savior that a city menaced by more than 2,000 bike thefts a year has been praying for.

Seriously. This thing can not only sense when someone is messing with your locked bicycle, it will send an alert to your smartphone to tell you something's up.

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The 2.95-pound Skylock is loaded with the latest technology, including Bluetooth 4.0. Using a smartphone app, you simply press a button on the screen to unlock the lock.

Skylock claims its lock is as strong as any U-lock on the market, plus it's hyper-wired. The lock has built-in WiFi, allowing you to actually connect it to a nearby wireless network. If a thief comes along and starts messing with your bike, built-in accelerometers will send a push notification to your phone to alert you that evil is afoot and you're about to lose your ride. (Now, that's hella cool!)

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The lock comes with a solar panel to charge the built-in battery. Skylock claims that one hour of sunlight provides enough power for about seven days.

The accelerometer can detect when you're in a crash. "If you ever get into an accident, the Skylock app can notify your family, friends, or even alert the authorities," the company says. Oh, and the app also asks if you're OK. So, it has a sweet side.

OK, I'm assuming many Portland bike commuters are saying, "I want. How much?"

The good news: You can pre-order it for a limited time for $159 (and that's $90 off the retail price).

The bad news: Skylock's $50,000 crowd-funding campaign just started and the company says the first locks won't be available until just before Christmas.

OK. Who wants a Skylock?

-- Joseph Rose