MyQ, a company best known for its Amazon Key-compatible smart garage door openers, is now making it easier for another member of the family to enter and exit the house: Your dog.
At this year's virtual CES, the company unveiled the Pet Portal, a smart dog door that lets you monitor your pup's comings and goings from your phone in real time or on demand. It features dual 1080p cameras with two-way talk and night vision, and an attractive design that's almost completely unnoticeable from the outside.
Designed to replace your existing door, the Pet Portal can be built into select models from Kolbe. It works with a custom collar sensor to open like an elevator, either automatically or by request, when your dog wants to go out or come back in. Safety sensors plus an auto-close and lock system ensure your pup passes through without issue, and no uninvited house guests follow behind.
It works for dogs 10 to 90 pounds and promises to give your furbaby greater "freedom and autonomy to take care of his most basic need," but its $3,000 price might leave you feeling sticker shocked. If you need help justifying it, MyQ says it's "less than half of what many pet owners spend annually on a dogwalker."
"As COVID-19 restrictions begin to lift in 2021 many dogs will experience a dramatic change in their routine,” Beril Altiner, director of product marketing for myQ developer Chamberlain Group, said in a statement. “The myQ Pet Portal can help alleviate some of the stress and expenses that might come along as schedules change."
Dog parents with deep pockets can pre-order the Pet Portal now (with a $100 deposit). It's slated to start shipping in limited quantities this spring.
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