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I thought I recognized the packaging. Turns out this was 'DoorBot' from Shark Tank that got renamed to 'Ring.'

They ended up getting a $28MM investment from Richard Branson for a $60MM valuation after getting a shoddy deal on the tank: http://www.businessinsider.com/ring-from-shark-tank-to-richa...

Good on them.

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I'm surprised that they received such a negative reception on SharkTank. Unlike most IoT products I've seen, this really seems like a great idea.

because a tv show where the star main deal was stealing a billion from Yahoo for a product that never was live (broadcast.com) should be infallible?

It's not a new idea though. There are a few other companies making the same thing.

Ring pulls it off better, in my opinion. Installation is dead simple, the app works fairly well, and the product is well-designed, all the way down to the packaging/install kit.

I've tried a few other similar products and just haven't been nearly as satisfied with the experiences (mostly due to software quirks).

Ring, like Nest, was simple enough that my technically inept parents managed to deploy and use it without my intervention. That says a lot.

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