Here are three adverts I saw at Bank station. Hang on what, Sky are moving into smart doorbells? I thought they did TV, broadband and phones, so why move into front door snoopery? It's not a gizmo you'd think they'd ever sell, it feels a bit off from their central proposition. I feel uncomfortable about smart doorbells anyway, forever scanning the street and watching things, specifically watching people, like some kind of vast privatised intrusion of privacy. I get that doorbell cameras are really useful in certain situations like if a delivery arrives and you're not in, then you can tell the driver to hide it behind a fence rather than leaving it on the doorstep. Or if it's Hallowe'en and you want to see if it's your pizza being delivered or some oiks who'll desecrate your property if you don't offer them Haribo. Apparently this one "comes with a chime so you'll always hear the door go", yeah just like every other doorbell for the last 100 years. Also a camera's probably better than…
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