the.com/smart doorbell
a camera that watches your porch so you can watch strangers steal packages in real time.
means a wifi-connected doorbell with a camera, microphone, and app that lets you see and speak to whoever's outside from anywhere.
from grew out of early 2010s home security startups, most notably a kickstarter-funded gadget called doorbot, which pivoted into ring after amazon bought it for over a billion dollars in 2018.
amazon dealring sold to amazon for reportedly over 1 billion dollars
police accessring once let police request footage without a warrant
false alertsmost trigger from wind, bugs, or passing cars, not people
battery drainvideo doorbells often need recharging every 1-3 months
for instance
ring video doorbell — amazon's flagship, launched footage-sharing deals with over 2000 us police departments
google nest doorbell — uses on-device ai to distinguish familiar faces from strangers
eufy security doorbell — marketed on local storage, no mandatory cloud subscription