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"The Vivint Ping Camera delivers detailed HD video with rich colors, and its black-and-white night vision is well lit and shows very good contrast. Motion detection was is also quite good, and push notifications are immediate. The call out feature works wonderfully, and is responsive and clear."

"Best Buy is pushing deeper into the smart home through a new partnership with Vivint, a company that installs smart home devices in homes. The new deal places Vivint experts in more than 400 of the electronics retailer's stores so that they can give customers advice about smart home devices and installation. "

"Fast-growing companies can count on a deep pool of young, educated job candidates from Brigham Young University and the University of Utah. And venture capital firms have caught on, pouring $2.5 billion into Utah in the last three years, compared to $1.1 billion the three years before that."

"Vivint's also the only item on the list that is a professionally installed, whole-home smart system as opposed to individual do-it-yourself options. Thanks to Vivint's customized setups, Google Home will be able to control types of gadgets not yet available on the DIY front -- including cameras, security systems and garage doors."

"The Vivint Smart Home system offers 24/7 security monitoring and remote control of your door locks, cameras, heating system, and features the best video doorbell solution we've tested."

"'We’re taking what’s very complicated and simplifying it for the consumer,' says Vivint Smart Home cofounder and CEO Todd Pedersen. ...A lot of companies develop a single product, Pedersen says, 'but if you try to add additional services and products to your home, they’re completely uncoordinated.'"

"With features like two-way talk and one-way video, smart visitor detection, and notifications right to your phone, Vivint’s doorbell camera makes knowing who's at your front door easy, whether you’re upstairs or out of town."

"If you want pro installation and an extra set of eyes, Vivint is an excellent choice. It can even be controlled with the Amazon Echo."

"I continue to be impressed with Vivint and their understanding of what the customer needs and wants—fundamentally a simple, full-featured, integrated system that they don’t have to think or worry about putting together."

"After revealing collaborations with the accommodations giant Airbnb, solar leader Vivint Solar, and Citizens Bank, Vivint also lifted the veil on its new smart device secretary, Sky. Perhaps equally as impressive as the announcements was Vivint’s own CES booth, which showed off its array of smart-home gear and highlighted the new additions. "

"'If we really wanted to we could call this Rosie,' Warren joked, referring to the Jetsons' robotic housekeeper. 'It's that robot for the home but it's not hidden. It's that experience we've been promised for decades on TV but nobody's delivered it.'"

"If you leave the house, Sky will note based on sensors in the home, that no one is there. The system will ping you and ask if it should arm the doors and security devices—or just do that for you, and alert you that it's done. "

"Forget to lock your front door? No problem. Sky is supposed to know when everyone's left the house and can either ask if you want to lock the door, close the garage door, etc., or do it for you. Leave the heat on? Don't sweat it. Sky should auto-adjust your thermostat based on whether you're home or away."

"New and existing Vivint customers should be able to link to their Airbnb account through the Vivint Smart Home app for Android and iPhone. This will allow Airbnb hosts to check in on their home remotely on the app. They should also be able to make any needed adjustments to their keyless entry, energy consumption and security settings."