The Brief
- A North Texas man has invented an anti-theft “smart mailbox” designed to protect packages from porch pirates.
- The mailbox features a secure, enclosed space for packages and requires a key for access.
- The inventor is seeking investors or partners to move the prototype into mass production.
A North Texas man has created what he calls the world’s first smart mailbox.
Richard Prince II had two heart attacks and survived because he tried to sell packages of smart products, but that’s when he had an epiphany: there’s no smart technology to protect packages from porch pirates.
So, he created a mailbox that would hold your parcels and packages.
Anti-theft mailbox
Richard Prince II explained to FOX 4’s Shaun Rabb just how his anti-theft mailbox works.
A video smart package pillar is a mailbox that you would normally see in front of someone’s home, where it looks like a brick mailbox, but encased inside is an area where packages can be stored.
You have a normal door that you can open that your mail goes there, but as this rises, it frees up the space so that you can drop the packages directly inside.…