13 thoughts on “ Wireless Doorbell Rings A Real Bell ” fartface says: November 10, 2010 at 11:48 am All that ... I hooked my door bell to my X10 for the very same reason. Report comment. Reply.

Some historians assert the first doorbell was an actual bell mounted near the front door that visitors could ring. Joseph Henry, an American scientist, invented the first electric doorbell in 1831.

If you hate the sound of your cheap wireless doorbell (or if it’s broken beyond repair), you can make it ring a real bell (or anything else you want) with an Arduino.