$29 / month
$49 setup. One household, one bedside device, 2,000 participant minutes.
Draft proposal · Not launched pricing
A planning document for family service, optional hardware and future organization accounts. All prices below are proposals in USD, not available purchase or lease terms.
$49 setup. One household, one bedside device, 2,000 participant minutes.
Instead of $49 setup, plus the proposed $29/month plan. Hardware separate.
10-device minimum; $1,500/site setup. Hardware and facility deployment separate.
No unlimited continuous video. Two participants connected all day for 30 days model $345.60 in video cost alone, before other costs. Open the assumptions below.
Draft proposal, November 7, 2026. Not launched pricing, a sales offer or a lease agreement. Bedeye is developing family-managed bedside visits and schedules. Account and household controls have been built; actual video remains disabled and unverified. These projections do not claim existing customers, revenue or validated demand.
John Venti and his wife cared for an elderly, bedridden loved one at home. Family calls depended on bringing a caregiver’s phone into the room for FaceTime. When they weren’t there, relatives couldn’t get in touch. That experience led to the Bedeye concept: family connection through approved access, visiting hours, restrictions and optional scheduled look-ins.
These are potential benefits, not established savings, clinical outcomes or safety assurances. Scheduled look-ins are optional plans, not proof of attention. Actual visitor video remains disabled.
| Proposed path | What a future customer would provide | What Bedeye would aim to provide |
|---|---|---|
| Bring your own iPad | Compatible iPad, Wi-Fi and safe placement | Guided setup and family-managed account |
| Add a rolling stand | Your own compatible iPad and internet | Optional stand rental, setup guidance and agreed support |
| Assisted bedside kit | Internet and approved location | A preconfigured iPad and rolling stand, supplied only after validation and demand confirmation |
| Proposal | One-time setup | Monthly proposal | Planning scope |
|---|---|---|---|
| Family, bring your own iPad | $49 | $29 per household | One bedside device; 2,000 participant minutes/month; guided self-setup |
| Family, assisted configuration | $149 instead of $49 | $29 per household | More hands-on remote configuration; hardware, shipping and tax separate |
| Rolling stand rental add-on | Assisted setup if requested | +$35 per rented stand | Customer supplies iPad; proposed refundable $150 security deposit |
| iPad + rolling stand rental add-on | $149 assisted setup instead of $49 | +$89 per rented kit | $118/month with family plan; proposed refundable $300 security deposit; battery specification not promised |
| Organization pilot | $1,500 per site | $750/site + $35/enrolled bedside device, minimum 10 | $1,100/month minimum; 20,000 pooled participant minutes at 10 devices; hardware rental separate |
Manufacturer/provider pages were opened November 7, 2026. Displayed prices can change and are not negotiated quotes. Taxes, optional accessories, freight and actual delivered totals are not included unless stated.
| Input | Observed public input | What it does not establish |
|---|---|---|
| Apple iPad, 11-inch A16, 128GB Wi-Fi | $449 displayed in Apple's U.S. store; USB-C cable and 20W adapter listed in box [1][2] | No Bedeye video-runtime test, institutional purchase agreement or deployment approval |
| CTA Heavy-Duty Security Medical Mobile Floor Stand & Accessories | $279; 7–13-inch holder; lock/key; five locking wheels; cable-routing and battery-cradle description [3] | The word “medical” is the manufacturer's marketing, not verified electrical, infection-control or facility approval; battery not included in this cost |
| Anker 737 Power Bank, A1289 | $109.99 displayed base price; “Save $11” promotion shown but not applied in this budget; 24,000mAh, USB-C PD, up to 140W total output [4][5] | No tested fit in this stand, simultaneous charge/discharge guarantee, seamless switchover or Bedeye runtime |
| Managed video reference, Daily | $0.004 per participant minute at the initial paid tier; 10,000 free monthly minutes and graduated discounts published [6] | Not a selected or integrated Bedeye provider; managed video price is not a separate TURN-only quote |
| Domestic card processing reference, Stripe | 2.9% + $0.30 per successful domestic-card transaction [7] | Other payment methods, international cards, disputes, processor taxes or failed-payment economics |
| Subscription-management reference, Stripe Billing | 0.7% of Billing volume, in addition to Payments [8] | No Bedeye billing integration or negotiated contract |
Planning uses Daily's initial paid rate without assigning each household its own free tier or assuming volume discounts. It models a possible future managed-video architecture, not the current unproven direct WebRTC implementation.
| Family example, 30-day month unless noted | Participant minutes | Modeled video cost | $29 invoice contribution, no overage | Contribution under proposed allowance/overage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low: two people, 10 minutes on 15 days | 300 | $1.20 | $20.46 | $20.46 |
| Normal: two people, 30 minutes/day | 1,800 | $7.20 | $11.46 | $11.46 |
| High: two people, two hours/day | 7,200 | $28.80 | -$16.14 | $23.96 on a $70.60 invoice |
| Rental add-on assumption | Stand only | iPad + stand kit |
|---|---|---|
| Capital envelope per owned item | $340 | $900 |
| Useful life / paid utilization assumption | 24 months / 80% | 24 months / 80% |
| Capital recovery per paid rental month | $17.71 | $46.88 |
| Support / replacement / logistics reserves | $3 / $2 / $2 | $8 / $6 / $5 |
| Monthly price / incremental payment fees | $35 / $1.26 | $89 / $3.20 |
| Contribution before fixed overhead | $9.03 | $19.92 |
Desired requirements, not newly built functions. The focus is a bedridden, elderly or unwell loved one who cannot comfortably hold a phone or accept a call, rather than generic communication for a mobile person. Families would coordinate approved watch shifts, regular group visits, messages, feeding notes and handoffs around a dedicated bedside device. Doctors or other professionals could be authorized visitors, not evidence of a medical service.
A 24/7 family roster is a goal, not guaranteed staffed coverage. Illustrative local-time example only, not saved assignments: Bob noon to 3 p.m.; Joe 3 p.m. to 8 p.m.; Susie 8 p.m. to 11 p.m.; DND 11 p.m. to 7 a.m. the next day. The example leaves 7 a.m. to noon unassigned. Setup must make the bedside timezone, overnight dates and daylight-saving changes explicit.
Connected does not mean attentive. Missed shifts, disconnections, handoff acceptance and escalation need defined human responses; these remain requirements to validate, not delivered alerts. Bedeye is not emergency response or a substitute for professional bedside care or ordinary urgent-help arrangements.
Quiet-look-in mode is not built. Current DND behavior is unchanged, actual media remains disabled, and saved settings do not prove camera-access enforcement.
Proposed feeding schedules and logs would help the next watcher understand what was offered and eaten. Illustrative only, not a real care record: “Noon: chicken soup offered, about half eaten; brownie eaten.” These would be coordination notes, not clinical instructions, nutrition assessment or proof that care occurred.
Regular group visits and persistent shared history, alongside private threads for selected authorized members, remain planned. Make bedside-visible versus family-only audiences clear and define retention, deletion and access after revocation. Existing saved notes are not a tested chat or feeding-log system.
Possible future read-only display of oxygen, heart rate, temperature, blood pressure or feeding-equipment information would require a documented model-specific manufacturer interface, consent, security and regulatory review. Bluetooth or Wi-Fi alone does not establish interoperability. No compatible devices are approved, and this may never be feasible. No clinical interpretation or medical alerts are offered, and no control of pumps, oxygen or doses is proposed.
The current proposed included minutes do not fund 24/7 attendance. The existing two-person, 30-day continuous-use benchmark is $345.60 in video cost alone, before other costs. Longer use needs separately validated budgets, consent and reliability evidence and may not be offered. Existing prices remain proposals, not an unlimited-monitoring offer. Existing transport benchmark [6]
Competitor overlap remains relevant: ViewClix documents scheduled incoming-call blocking and prohibits surveillance in its terms; Alexa documents scheduled DND blocking Drop In. Mobile-looking marketing is not evidence that a product cannot serve a bedridden person. Bedeye has not established a superior or uniquely complete service.
Research-informed proposals, not implemented services, pilot results or compliance claims. The product goal is family-coordinated bedside connection and watch handoffs, not replacement professional care. First technical validation uses short consented sessions before sustained attendance is tested.
Start with consenting families and compatible existing iPads. Test setup and permission controls before buying rental inventory or seeking facility deployment. Public caregiving and social-connection guidance provides context, not evidence that Bedeye saves time, reduces loneliness or improves health. [9] [10]
Prior approval must not mean unrestricted bedroom access. Proposed safeguards include a visible visitor identity, accessible pause/end controls and immediate revocation. If touch is difficult, agree a workable way to refuse and a trusted helper’s role before activation. Do not activate an arrangement that cannot respect the person’s wishes. Nursing-facility resident rights are relevant context, not universal permission for cameras. [11]
Proposed setup should show bedside-local and visitor-local times, quiet periods and a support contact. Evaluate readable text, large labeled controls, keyboard and assistive-technology access, audio controls, captions and language needs. Captions, translation and WCAG conformance are not claimed. A disconnection is not patient distress; a schedule or connected device is not proof of attention. [12]
Validate account mapping and authority rather than relying on a “family” label. Account email ownership is not currently verified. Proposed discharge/reassignment checks should close visits, remove prior access, follow agreed data retention, reset the device and obtain new approval. Coordination notes are stored data, separate from recordings. No recording must not be advertised as no data storage; media architecture and retention remain under review. Assess actual privacy obligations and contracts, including whether a service is a covered entity or business associate, before launch. [13]
Each potential setting needs its own resident/representative, budget-owner and operational-sponsor involvement, IT/security and privacy review, network permission, accessible setup, cleaning, safe placement, turnover and training. Agree who pays for setup, devices, support and usage. Technical validation starts with short consented sessions; sustained watch periods and handoffs follow only after reliability and privacy checks, with separate consent, expectations and usage budgets. No unlimited observation or reimbursement is promised.
Sources provide context and design obligations, not Bedeye effectiveness, endorsements or legal advice. Public source fetches may be cached.
Purpose-built communication devices already address parts of this family need. Bedeye’s proposed bedside workflow is a design objective to validate, not a first, only or superior capability. Official documentation reviewed November 7, 2026 may be cached; no products were operated or purchased. “Not verified” does not mean a feature is absent.
Documented: approved Share List callers, optional auto-answer and remote family organization. Group calls support four total people: three callers plus the frame user. Unlimited approved contacts does not mean unlimited simultaneous callers.
Scheduled quiet periods: Sleep Cycle start/end times block incoming video calls. Per-visitor windows, automatically starting future calls and effects on an already-running call remain unverified. Sticky Notes are scheduled frame text, not proof of a lasting family discussion or private-subgroup chat. Terms restrict surveillance/extended calling; commercial use requires a license. International suitability was not established.
Documented: private family network, remote customization/family management and a charging cradle. Current auto-answer consent/configuration and simultaneous group maximum were not verified in the reviewed current pages.
A guide at a 2023 URL documents Zoom multi-party calls. Four people visible on a screen is not a call limit or proof of current 12-person capacity. Shared photo/video albums support text comments; individual email and family-app messages are documented. These overlap with shared/private communication, but do not verify a standalone group board, private selected-member threads or retention duration. Timed access enforcement, facility permissions and regional support need confirmation.
Official overview · Current tablet/service · Historical 2023 guide · Photo comments · Email · Family setup
Documented: invited-family video auto-connects after a 10-second countdown; the loved one can decline with the knob. Pro adds an organizational portal and access management, with one-to-one video calls explicitly listed.
Family-product simultaneous group capacity was not established. Scheduled Sleep Mode still allows video calls, so it is not enforced visiting hours. The family feed supports text/photos; private content is hidden from other family feeds but still appears on the bedside Komp. That is not a private conversation among selected relatives. Threaded chat and lasting retention remain unverified. Norwegian/EU-market information is not a verified U.S. fulfillment or support offer.
Official family product · Pro overview · Sleep Mode · Feed and private content
Adjacent consumer alternative: optional Drop In starts audio/video automatically with permissions. Scheduled DND start/end times and Drop In blocking are documented, along with per-contact/device revocation. Physical camera shutters depend on the model.
Household Group Drop In is documented, but no current numeric maximum was verified. Household grouping is not proof of a 12-person cross-account family group. Per-contact visiting schedules, automatically scheduled calls, regional features and facility terms need confirmation. Contact messaging and one-way announcements do not establish an enduring shared group board or private selected-member threads. The documented 90-day Recents is call/Drop In activity, not text-chat history.
Official Drop In help · Communications/privacy · Scheduled DND
An appointment reminder, an allowed access window, automatic connection at a future time and an assigned attendance period are different requirements. None proves attention, patient safety or medical monitoring. Reviewed documentation does not establish a scheduled continuous-monitoring workflow. Competitors already provide meaningful overlapping controls; incomplete documentation is not proof they lack the proposed combination.
The proposed direction is persistent shared family conversation history plus private threads addressed only to selected authorized members. Show the audience clearly before sending, and distinguish bedside-visible posts from family-only messages. Define retention, deletion, access after leave/revocation, account closure, backups and device reassignment before launch. Persistent does not mean storage forever.
Portal schedules and timestamped notes genuinely save today, but they are not a tested multi-user chat or notification system. Family group chat and private messaging are not built. Actual video remains disabled; these are requirements to evaluate, not an available advantage or a promise of future delivery.
Compare visible/refusable access, permission changes, visiting-hour enforcement, room placement, power/network loss and device reassignment, not merely whether a calendar or video call exists. No product here was tested for a particular bedridden person’s needs. Meeting software may serve some families; it does not by itself establish a configured, consented bedside workflow.
Planned group target: 12 total participants including the bedside person, on separate devices/locations. Twelve remote guests would instead mean 13 total. Neither capacity is implemented or tested; actual Bedeye media remains disabled. An invited doctor is an authorized participant, not evidence of a clinical service or compliance readiness.
Transport-budget illustration only: at the existing $0.004 per participant-minute benchmark, 12 total × 30 minutes = 360 participant minutes = $1.44. Thirteen total × 30 minutes = 390 participant minutes = $1.56, before discounts and all other costs. This is not configured infrastructure, device-performance proof or a change to the proposed prices above. Existing benchmark source [6]
Figures are observed public inputs or explicitly labeled assumptions, not checkout totals, supplier quotes, validated demand or demonstrated profitability. No inventory purchase or provider signup has been made.