London based company introduced world's first smart doorbell, i-Bell. This is a wi-fi enabled doorbell can connect to your smartphone/tablet/PC and alert you whenever there is a visitor on your door whether you are at home or not. This smart doorbell makes use of camera and Internet to let the owner know who is at the door even if he is not at home. The bell will be fixed to the door like a conventional bell at about eye height.
The visitors will see a securely fixed bell that will have a button for them to push, upon pressing the button, the camera comes into action and will call the device that the i-Bell has been paired with along with the video feed and audio. The user will be able to take the call and speak to the person who is at the doorstep. Say, if you are not at home and the delivery guy drops by, you could simply tell him to go drop it with the neighbors. For a guest, you could tell them where you are and they could join you there or you could tell them to hold on as you will be back right away.
The camera is not two-way so the visitors won't be able to see you while you talk to them. The gadget will be launched this November for a price of $307 and shall be sporting a 1080p HC camera, a built-in speaker and a microphone. The i-Bell will also allow users to see a guest without talking to them; allowing them to decide whether they want to answer the doorbell or not. The gadget will be fixed with brackets which will ensure that the grip is good enough and the device will be safe. The gadget will take a picture of the guest and upload it to the cloud storage along with a voicemail message that can be checked upon later.
