This smart front door can go from clear to opaque with a voice command

The Home Depot's newest smart door features smart glass that can turn from opaque to clear with the press of a button or a smart home command. | Image: The Home Depot

Glass front doors are great for letting light in during the day but not so great when you want privacy at night. The Home Depot has a smart solution for this problem - a glass front door that can switch from clear to opaque on a schedule, with a voice command, or by pressing a button.

The smart glass Feather River door is a prehung fiberglass front door with built-in smart glass. A button on the door lets you change the glass from clear to opaque, and it works with The Home Depot's Hubspace smart home app to control it from your phone. You can also set the glass on a schedule and have it be clear during the day and opaque at night. The door costs $798 for a three-quarters lite, $899 for a half lite, and $998 for a full lite, similar to...

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