It crowdfunded $600K, out-patented its rivals, and put two million cameras on America's doorframes - then Amazon bought Ring and everything about the doorbell wars got louder.

One pocketable slab of Snapdragon, Hall-effect sticks and a 3:2 screen that reviewers say can replace an entire drawer of retro handhelds. The catch is the price.
It began as a joke on a Buffalo desk - a guy holding a banana to his ear so nobody would bug him. Six years and $1.6 million in sales later, the joke has a battery, a Bluetooth chip, and a cause.