Joel Sellinger of LifeDoor sent me these photos of the bedroom door in an AirBNB, along with a note that said, “When you realize the importance of a closed door at night…but can’t!”
This is quite ironic because Joel and his team have been staying in this AirBNB while exhibiting at CES 2018 (the Consumer Electronics Show) in Las Vegas, where their product – LifeDoor – won the TechStarts pitch competition and got a lot of attention from show attendees as well as the media. This week, the product has been featured by CNET, TechCrunch, Nibletz, CE Pro, IFSEC Global, and others. LifeDoor is designed to close a residential door upon actuation of the smoke alarm, and as you all know, this issue is near and dear to my heart.
Within the last year, the word has (finally!) spread about the protection provided by a closed door. UL created a program that teaches people to “Close Before You Doze” and it was shared with millions of viewers on Good Morning America and other news outlets. Fire departments have shared videos on social media showing the effects of a closed door, a dispatcher saved a family by instructing them to go into a room and close the door, and 13 people died in an apartment-building fire where the door was left open.
There are smart-home devices that perform all kinds of functions to increase security and convenience…it’s about time someone developed a product to close the door and keep families safe. Here it is…
LifeDoor – Turning Smart Home Data into Life-saving Action from UviaUs on Vimeo.
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Good product
Two concerns
Hieght that is installed. By the time gets to that level, more than likely to much fire.
If the fire is on the outside of the bedroom, almost same concern. To much fire, before the door actually closed.
If they had smoke alarms on the outside and inside, that would trigger the device, this would be better.
I have seen this in technology to turn off kitchen stoves.
Looks like a fantastic device .
This Is a Great device . It incorporates an alarm and closer . The only problem, like all doors is that the doors need to work properly . But a great opportunity and upsell. Would love to get on board
Ok I missed where it says a connected smoke alarm, signals the device to close the door.
Lori,
Any idea on how much one of those LifeDoor products will cost?
A couple of the news reports say $120 each.
– Lori