The wait for the long-promised Netatmo video doorbell with HomeKit support was tedious. We first picked up the device back in January 2019, and it's been quiet since then, but the company says it'll finally hit the market next week.
We received the first hint in July that we were approaching the start thanks to a 9to5Mac Reader…
He discovered a new installation guide with the accompanying YouTube video. A Reddit user has now posted a graphic from an email they received from Netatmo stating that the video doorbell will be available within a few days. A second user on the thread confirmed that they received the same thing.
"Netamo Video Doorbell will be released next week."
"Exactly, I received the same mail."
The price is reportedly at a pretty steep $ 349.
We have already explained why people have been waiting so impatiently for the product.
It's 2020 and we've really only seen a true HomeKit consumer doorbell with the Yobi B3. There's Robin who launched the first HomeKit doorbell, but that's more of a commercial doorbell, priced over $ 500.
The Netatmo Smart Video Doorbell is exciting because it has a clean, modern design, HomeKit support, no subscription fees, wired setups (no batteries to charge), and comes from a company that has a solid reputation for smart home devices. It will be a great addition to Netatmo's HomeKit-enabled Smart Outdoor Security Camera and Smart Indoor Security Camera.
Other great features include 1080p resolution, a 160 degree field of view, bidirectional speaking, a microSD card slot to record your own footage, and the ability to save footage to Dropbox or an FTP server.
The doorbell had no Siri assistance at the time we tried, but the company explained how that would work.
With Netatmo's HomeKit integration, Siri also lets you control the doorbell. A special, limited demo version of the Netatmo software was run on the device we tried. However, the company does promise that you can say something like "Hey Siri, check my doorbell" to instantly stream video from the device's camera.
Netatmo was originally scheduled to launch in the second half of 2019 and is now a year behind schedule. We'll give you a review when it's available so we can find out if it was worth the wait.
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