This solar-powered smart lock is also a video doorbell
by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy from The Verge - All Posts on (#61PTM)
The Lockly Vision Elite is a $500 do-everything smart lock. | Image: Lockly
Smart door locks and video doorbells are useful for keeping an eye on and controlling what's going on at your front door. But there are very few that actually work together, meaning you end up with two different apps or two different taps in your smart home app to both see a visitor and then unlock (or lock) your door.
Smart door lock maker Lockly has a three-in-one solution for this problem: the $499 Lockly Vision Elite. A camera and a doorbell built into a door lock, the Lockly Vision Elite launched this week and is the successor to the company's Lockly Vision video smart lock.
The Vision Elite has a number of improvements over its predecessor, including full 1080p HD video, a wider viewing angle, night vision, and a motion sensor. It...