The Security System in a Bulb: BeON

Author: Brian Rhodes, Published on May 08, 2015

One of the hottest ideas in home security is a lightbulb.

Well, BeON is not just any bulb. It claims the intelligence to trick burglars into thinking you are home even if you are not.

But at $75 a pop, does it offer enough to justify replacing an alarm system? Does it have what it takes to be a commercial success? We take a deeper look in this note.

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Platform *******

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Comments (10)

Hunter Fort

05/08/15 12:28pm
Clap on clap off. No Need for light switches anymore!

Undisclosed #1

05/09/15 06:57pm

How many integrators does it take to screw in a security system?

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Jeff Kaproth

In reply to Undisclosed #1 | 06/22/18 02:34pm

The introvert in me is screaming "WHY DOES THIS ALWAYS NEED TO BE A GROUP ACTIVITY?!?!"

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Sean Patton

IPVM | In reply to Jeff Kaproth | 06/22/18 02:36pm

It doesn't if the answer is 1... or in your case 2. You and the crazy person screaming inside your head.

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Jeff Kaproth

In reply to Sean Patton | 06/22/18 03:09pm

the person inside is an introvert, not crazy. He has some good ideas some times.

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Sean Patton

IPVM | In reply to Jeff Kaproth | 06/22/18 05:00pm

It sounds like you 2 have a great relationship built on trust and honesty :)

Chris Dearing

IPVMU Certified | 05/10/15 03:44am

Stupid questions:

Can you dim the lights from the app?

Can you even turn them on and off from the app?

If so, we should compare them price-wise to other BLE/Zigbed LEDs, which are considerably more than $2.50 a luminaire.

I don't think you can control them directly from the app, though I can't imagine why not.

John Honovich

IPVM | 06/22/18 02:12pm

Whatever happened to this company? Their website is unavailable and I don't see recent information on them.

Undisclosed #1

In reply to John Honovich | 06/24/18 05:49am

Apparently they be no more.

On the bright side, they’re still selling in amazon, so it’s not too late to pick up a display model for the Internet Belly-Up Hall of Shame Museum.

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Brian Rhodes

IPVMU Certified | 07/02/18 09:51pm

They've gone out of business: Home security startup BeON Home turns out the lights

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