It was simple at first. A few raps with your knuckles on a door and someone let you into their home. When that wasn't loud enough because houses became larger (and the world was getting louder both ...

You have decided to treat yourself to a large new home. One of the old problems you have decided to solve is your inability in your existing home to hear the ...

Your doors may not magically slide open like on "Star Trek," but they can at least sound like it with ThinkGeek's motion-activated electronic door chime. Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers ...

Star Trek fans will love the latest invention from the guys over at Think Geek, the Star Trek Door Chime, which is designed to replace your standard doorbell with something a little more geeky. The ...

Rich was the editorial lead for CNET's Home and Wellness sections, based in Louisville, Kentucky. Before moving to Louisville in 2013, Rich ran CNET's desktop computer review section for 10 years in ...

Until the 1930s, most doorbells were the bell or buzzer type, hardly pleasant sounding, according to Robert Dobrin, owner of ElectraChime Doorbells (he dubs himself Chief Ding-Dong Officer) in ...