Nonetheless, it seems that they studied the market enough before jumping in to pack the DB1 with all the right specs to try and take a swing at the likes of the Ring video doorbell line or the Nest Hello, which have set the gold standard as we know it. While EZVIZ is a household name in the home surveillance discussion, their entry into the Smart Home world is a bit fresher. As the market matures, silly glitches just can’t be brushed aside as “growing pains” of the category and can even mean doom for the device.

While that might seem inherent to most, when a new class of devices makes its way onto the Home Automation scene there is a certain margin of acceptable error. In all fairness, with my excitement about new video doorbells hitting the market I would be remiss if I didn’t mention that the growing popularity also comes with a huge caveat they have to work well. After all, how many people fell into the Lowe’s Iris pit or got screwed over in the Revolv hub situation ? By the end of the year, it won’t be out of the ordinary to see a smart door lock, smart alarm system and a variety of smart sensors added to the EZVIZ home security network if their CES showcase comes to life.īut the real success of any device ecosystem isn’t in the promises of the future, but the performance of the present devices. This is where the EZVIZ DB1 comes into play a video doorbell that joins the ranks of the growing number of connected security devices from EZVIZ alongside their smart peephole and a variety of smart cameras for indoor or outdoor applications, not to mention the devices on the horizon.

Personally, I actually like the movement of these budding companies to create ecosystems, instead of just one-off products with a few variations- the more options the better. Love it or hate it, every Home Automation company involved in security or smart cameras seems to be working their way to the front of the home with a video doorbell. If you thought there were options before, this year’s CES proved that smart doorbells are (in the words of Mugatu) “So hot right now”. Without a doubt, the new darling device in the Smart Home community is the video doorbell.

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