Amazon is acquiring Ring, the company that manufactures video doorbells and other smart home devices. The acquisition is the latest showcase of Amazon's foray into the smart home sector.
The doorbells of years past may have been dumb as doorknobs, but that's certainly not the case for the Ring Video Doorbell 2, what builds beautifully upon earlier devices from the smart home company.
Yale's Look doorbell lets you chat up guests from afar, while its Linus and Assure smart locks can unlock the door via Nest and Bluetooth, respectively.
Zmodo's Greet is a video doorbell with internal storage, so you don't need to pay a monthly fee to store your clips on the cloud. The company also has several other cameras to cover your home.
DefenDoor is a smart doorbell with security features such as a camera and vibration and motion sensors; it can alert you when there's a disturbance or when your kids get home from school.
Not at home when your package delivery arrives? Wondering who's at the door? No longer a problem thanks to the SmartBell, an innovative IoT concept that has won a competition at Sharp.
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The Smartbell is an advanced doorbell solution that notifies you of visitors on your smartphone. It uses Wi-Fi to establish a video chat while you're out.