The Pawport might be the most elaborate way to let your dog enter and exit your home. The smart dog door connects to a Bluetooth tag that straps to your dog’s collar. When your dog approaches, its double doors swing open to let your pet in or out of the house. Naturally, there’s also a glowing LED strip underneath the doors, for no purpose other than to add some more RGB lighting to your home. You can customize it to whatever color you want.
Pawport has been working on its titular smart pet door for a few years now, with the product launching on Kickstarter back in 2021. But the device is back at CES this year, and the company says it’s finally going to start shipping. The door will be available starting at $499. The company is also announcing a new weatherproof model that goes outside your house and pairs with the indoor version. That model starts at $399 but must be paired with an indoor unit.
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There are already other smart or automatic dog doors out in the world, so Pawport isn’t necessarily breaking new ground on the basics. But its product may be the sharpest, or at least the most high-tech-looking option out there. You can get the indoor Pawport with either plastic or aluminum doors, with the aluminum option being offered in different colors and fake wood finishes, too. The plastic model only comes in white or black, but both have steel frames underneath. It’ll be available in three sizes and is designed to slide on top of the frame of an existing pet door.
A companion app allows you to set a schedule for when your dog can come and go, and it can automatically make adjustments when the weather is bad. Smartec says the Pawport will begin shipping in “early 2025.”