A good home security system is the cornerstone of any smart home. Thanks to manufacturer striving for interoperability among various smart home devices, a home security system is able to communicate with a variety of products–video doorbells, light switches, thermostats, and more. It makes sense then, that Amazon should get into the security business. The online retail giant already offers a slew of smart home devices, so why not offer a few security system that tie all of those pieces together?
Say no more. Amazon has done just that, having recently launched an online portal for home security products and services.
At $840, the Smartest tier has the highest price tag, but includes an alarm siren, motion and safety sensors, a camera, an Echo Dot, smart lighting, and a video doorbell.
Amazon has launched an according to a news report.
The portal offers home security services and equipment along with in-person visits from Amazon consultants to advise and install the kit, TechCrunch reports. The packages are being sold in five price tiers — each at a flat fee.
The least expensive Outdoor Base pack includes an Echo Dot and indoor and outdoor lighting that makes it look like someone’s home for a total price of $240.
The most expensive Smartest tier is tagged at $840 and includes an alarm siren, motion and safety sensors, a camera, a Dot, the lighting, and a video doorbell.
Each package includes two visits from an Amazon employee who can provide consultation and assist with the installation.
Amazon’s packages (compared against each other) show exactly what customers can expect from each tier.
TechCrunch reports that in 2017, Amazon was hush-hush about its efforts to launch a version of Best Buy’s Geek Squad to offer repairs and installs of residential WiFi, smart home devices, and Alexa installations, among other hardware-related services.
However, the online retail behemoth never confirmed the endeavor at the time. That service now officially seems to be called “Smart Home Services” and it has expanded to Washington, Oregon, California, Arizona, Texas, Nevada, North Carolina, Georgia, Illinois, New Jersey, Washington D.C. and Florida.
Speaking of Best Buy, the company began to roll out a similar service last fall that sends out “In-Home Advisors” for a free smart home consultation.
In other Amazon smart home device news, Alexa will reportedly soon remember what the user has asked of her and will gain more natural conversational ability that doesn’t require the use of her name at the beginning of every command.
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