Amazon Key
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An in-home security camera and smart lock
Kristy Tillman
Amazon Key — An in-home security camera and smart lock
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Amazon Key allows Prime members to receive packages inside their homes with smart key access and a cloud security camera.

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Ryan Hoover
Brilliant (and obvious move) by Amazon. This furthers their integration into the home, enabling them to become the connector (and provider) for a variety of services beyond package delivery such as in-home cleaning, dog walking, etc.
Ryan Hoover
@kristyt ahh, good question. I'm sure @sbp04 can't share but cc'ing her here as she would have unique insights on this space.
David Kampmann
@rrhoover @kristyt Didn't Ikea just buy that?
Kristy Tillman
@rrhoover @mrkampmann They did. I think Ikea is a good fit but imagine an army of taskers deployed with access via Amazon Key. Amazon has some home services I've tried to use but was not impressed with the implementation.
Justin Jackson
Not available in 🇨🇦. 😑
Alex Sharp
This is both really cool technology and terrifyingly dystopian.
Niv Dror
"Nah...I’m good." – Philip DeFranco‏
Jamie Barton
Great idea but in reality, I trust delivery companies way less than I do Amazon. No way would I let any courier company in the UK enter my home, they barely remember to shut the garden gate behind them.
Eric Lam
Is this going to have ADT/Simplisafe type of integrations to temporarily disable the alarm? Because otherwise it won't work with any single-family home with an alarm system (which is most of them).
Chris Messina
Top Hunter
The industrial design on this feels incongruent with the Echo line. Different departments?
Steven Rueter
@chrismessina 💯 I think it has to look like a durable lock, so they just went ahead and threw design out the window
James Gill
@chrismessina Seems the lock is actually designed by Yale from what I can tell. The camera though, which does appear to be designed by Amazon, looks a touch more Echo like.
Kristy Tillman
@chrismessina @jamesjgill I was thrown off about how different they look together as a set. The cam and lock options don't feel like a system.
Chris Messina
Top Hunter
@jamesjgill @kristyt @rueter yeah, I specifically meant the camera, since the locks are made by 3rd parties. Like, it doesn't feel that consistent w/ the Echo Look.
Dossy Shiobara
@chrismessina I actually think it's a smart design: the Echo Look is a "friendly" device you interact with, and should feel approachable and friendly. The Cloud Cam is surveillance, it's meant to create a sense of "you are being watched" and so the design should reflect that. It sets the expectation correctly. Well, IMHO, at least.
Stephen Chip
So now Amazon wants access to my house. What could go wrong?
Adam DePasqua
I have an old DropCam, so this is interesting for someone looking to upgrade.
Matt Marsh
This is an interesting move Like that amazon may have its own smart home devices but I still won't trust real world physical access to any IOT devices I have a ring and like to be able to ask delivery person to leave parcel in specific place or with neighbour, plus get video proof a delivery was actually attempted as in the past many delivery companies have said they tried to deliver when I'm 99% sure they didn't or must have tried the wrong address! Looking forward to getting an Amazon Show for Ring integration https://support.ring.com/hc/en-u... What I'd be more interested in is a secure reasonable (average parcel) size secure box to mount to outside of home (I know that wouldn't suit everyone)
Jamie
Just a thought... What about the scenario when owners have a dog? 🐶
Chris Messina
Top Hunter
@jamiesunderland they mention the dog walker scenario...
Merott M
@chrismessina I think his point was that dogs don't like strangers, especially those of the "intruder" type.
Jamie
Must have been some consideration to this in the UX. E.g. "Do you own a pet/dog?"
Daylen Sawchuk
@jamiesunderland The FAQ page states Can I receive in-home delivery if I have a pet? We do not recommend using in-home delivery if your pet can access the front door on delivery day.
Kristy Tillman
@jamiesunderland It is in the FAQ "Can I receive in-home delivery if I have a pet? We do not recommend using in-home delivery if your pet can access the front door on delivery day."
Ven
All I can think of right now is RIP Nest Cam. If AmazonKey has 24hr recording in the cloud included with Prime and a lower price point that is. Especially now that that ~$25 camera came out (on PH yesterday?).
Paul Horne
It’s a great idea but it’s a minimum $350 package– I wish they would have leveraged their buying power to create a $100 solution. People willing to spend this much are probably people that already have smart locks andcameras installed in their home.
Alfonso C. Betancort
Amazon delivered more than promised, otherwise they simply changed the name to Ring and paid for it more than USD 1 billion to acquire 98% of the stock of the product maker.
Arun
One word. Jesus.
Brock Azure
Amazon is trying to sell to the "I can't afford furniture but I can afford an automatic lock system and house cleaners" demographic.
David Kampmann
@brockgazure everyone needs a door lock. Less are concerned with furniture. 😅
Steven Rueter
I knew this day would come. This looks like the lock you find on a public restroom. Now that Amazon is starting their own fleet of delivery drivers, they’re going to have to have access to restrooms somewhere, so why not yours when you’re not home? Why not anyone? That’s it! This is my @ProductHunt hackathon idea: Airpoonpee—💩 anywhere with Amazon Key.
Ryan DiMascio
@rueter Airpnp (Official) by Leak Easy https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/...
Steven Rueter
@ryandimascio lol yeah seen it, but does it integrate with Amazon Key...?😜. Quick name change to Poober
Pooran Prasad Rajanna
Nice idea
Samar Mustafa
What🤷🏼‍♂️. I'll wait for version 2.
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