>> Smart Lock:
- "My keys were always scratching my phone, so I thought why not build them in," said Bestard-Ribas, founder and chief executive of San Francisco startup Goji.
-His creation fuses mobile Internet technology with centuries old lock mechanics. A free Goji application installed in smartphones uses Bluetooth connectivity to let the lock know a person is near and, if it is a resident or someone given a "digital key," a personalized welcome message displays and the path is opened.
-A camera is built-in the lock takes a picture of whoever is arriving. Images of visitors as well as alerts regarding entry are relayed to residents' smartphones through home wireless Internet connections.
>> Sky Bell:
- The Internet Age doorbell connects to the same wires as its simpler predecessors, but has a built in camera and synchs to Wi-Fi to stream real-time video of who is ringing to a resident's smartphone.
-It also has motion sensing and night-vision, so it can transmit images even when visitors arrive in darkness, according to SkyBell's Kelly Stewart.
-"You can see and hear and talk to them," Stewart said, of visitors both welcome and not. "If a robber is in front of your house the motion-sensor will alert you, or if your daughter tries to sneak in after her curfew."
-SkyBell users have the option of capturing screen shots of visitors. SkyBell, launched by the California-based company at CES, is available in the United States at online merchant Amazon.com for $199.
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- "My keys were always scratching my phone, so I thought why not build them in," said Bestard-Ribas, founder and chief executive of San Francisco startup Goji.-His creation fuses mobile Internet technology with centuries old lock mechanics. A free Goji application installed in smartphones uses Bluetooth connectivity to let the lock know a person is near and, if it is a resident or someone given a "digital key," a personalized welcome message displays and the path is opened.
-A camera is built-in the lock takes a picture of whoever is arriving. Images of visitors as well as alerts regarding entry are relayed to residents' smartphones through home wireless Internet connections.
>> Sky Bell:
- The Internet Age doorbell connects to the same wires as its simpler predecessors, but has a built in camera and synchs to Wi-Fi to stream real-time video of who is ringing to a resident's smartphone.
-"You can see and hear and talk to them," Stewart said, of visitors both welcome and not. "If a robber is in front of your house the motion-sensor will alert you, or if your daughter tries to sneak in after her curfew."
-SkyBell users have the option of capturing screen shots of visitors. SkyBell, launched by the California-based company at CES, is available in the United States at online merchant Amazon.com for $199.
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