The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to People Twitter@sh.itjust.works · 8 days agoTechnology sure has come a long waylemmy.worldimagemessage-square126fedilinkarrow-up11.33Karrow-down112
arrow-up11.32Karrow-down1imageTechnology sure has come a long waylemmy.worldThe Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to People Twitter@sh.itjust.works · 8 days agomessage-square126fedilink
minus-squaredeegeese@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·8 days agoBatteries got good enough and electronics efficient enough that for a doorbell it makes more sense to use a battery than to run a dedicated 12v wire. My dumb doorbell has a little coin battery.
minus-squarevfscanf@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up4·8 days agoI couldn’t be bothered to regulary take down my doorbell to charge it. I’d probably tell people to just text me, when they’re at the door.
minus-squarejj4211@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·7 days agoI have one, it’s once every 3 months. Mostly it’s about being notified of packages for me, and those guys will absolutely not message me.
minus-squareCosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·8 days agoMy doorbell generates the necessary electricity when someone pushes the button.
minus-squareswelter_spark@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 days agoInteresting. What kind is that?
minus-squareCosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 days agoI got this doorbell and it works great
minus-squareswelter_spark@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 days agoI didn’t know they made anything like this! That’s ingenious. I might get one.
Batteries got good enough and electronics efficient enough that for a doorbell it makes more sense to use a battery than to run a dedicated 12v wire.
My dumb doorbell has a little coin battery.
I couldn’t be bothered to regulary take down my doorbell to charge it. I’d probably tell people to just text me, when they’re at the door.
I have one, it’s once every 3 months. Mostly it’s about being notified of packages for me, and those guys will absolutely not message me.
My doorbell generates the necessary electricity when someone pushes the button.
Interesting. What kind is that?
A big metal bell on a rope
I got this doorbell and it works great
I didn’t know they made anything like this! That’s ingenious. I might get one.