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Echo Show 5 and Ring Doorbell bundle falls to $65 in early Black Friday sale
The deal is exclusive to Prime Members.
Ring’s latest doorbell offers head-to-toe views of your visitor
The new Battery Doorbell Plus gets a wider and taller field of view for better shots of package deliveries.
Amazon's Ring video doorbells and cameras are up to 35 percent off right now
The Video Doorbell 4 is back down to a record low price of $170, while the battery-powered Spotlight Cam Plus and Ring Indoor Cam are also on sale.
Google’s second-gen wired Nest Doorbell is smaller and offers improved imaging
It's now available in the US for $180.
Alexa can tell you when your security camera detects a person or package
Amazon says even Google products like Nest Cam and Nest Doorbell will be supported.
Wemo's Smart Video Doorbell is exclusive to the Apple ecosystem
It connects with HomeKit Secure Video on iPhone, iPad and Mac.
Amazon's Blink unveils a no-frills $50 video doorbell
Amazon's Blink has unveiled its first video doorbell, and it could be a bargain at $50.
Google leak gave us a glimpse of its upcoming Nest cameras and doorbells
Apparently, the tech giant will launch a battery-powered Nest camera good for indoors and outdoors, another camera that comes with floodlights and a wired camera for indoors.
Amazon's Ring has teamed up with over 2,000 police and fire departments
Amazon's Ring has revealed that it partnered with over 2,000 police and fire departments — most of them in the past year.
Ring launches its cheapest connected doorbell yet
The new camera doesn't have a battery, and costs just $60.
Alarm.com's touchless video doorbell is built for the COVID era
Alarm.com claims it has made the first commercially available touchless video doorbell.
TP-Link adds security cams and a video doorbell to its Kasa smart home line
TP-Link is committing to smart home tech in a big way with Kasa devices that include a video doorbell, security cameras and switches.
Arlo's wireless doorbell can do direct-to-mobile video calls
To better compete with rivals like Ring, Arlo has launched the Essential Video Doorbell, a wireless version of last year’s Video Doorbell.
Ring devices will soon work with Lutron's smart lighting systems
You can set your lights to turn on for a while when Ring devices detect movement.
Arlo Video Doorbell now takes commands from Google Assistant
Arlo's Video Doorbell now works with Google Assistant, not just Alexa, giving you a choice of how to answer your doorbell.
Ring's new entry-level doorbell offers 1080p video and custom motion zones
Ring;s original video doorbell has been given an update.
Arlo will require two-step sign-ins for its smart home devices
Arlo is following the leads of Nest and Ring in requiring tighter security for its smart home devices. It's warning customers that it'll require two-factor authentication for accounts by the end of 2020. As it explained in a support guide, you'll have to either respond to a push notification or a less secure text message whenever you sign in with a new device. Email security codes will be available as an "automatic back-up option."
Ring's next Video Doorbell will show what happened before an alert
You don't have to wonder how Ring will build on the Video Doorbell 2 -- the company has already spoiled its plans in advance. Zatz Not Funny spotted a briefly available product page (you're looking at the cached version) for a Video Doorbell 3 series that promises a few noteworthy upgrades. If you get the higher-end Plus model, you'll get a "Pre-Roll" feature that shows four seconds of video from before a motion alert -- it'll be in black and white, but still helpful if you want to identify a would-be burglar or rambunctious animal. While the concept isn't completely novel (Arlo's Foresight does the same), Ring's model will supposedly be the first battery-powered doorbell to ship with the feature.
Ring now requires two-factor sign-ins for its home security devices
Ring is continuing its bid to improve privacy and security after facing criticism. As of today, the Amazon brand will start requiring two-factor authentication for all users when they sign into their Ring accounts. When the feature reaches you this week, you'll always get a six-digit code sent to either your email or (less recommended) SMS in order to complete the login process. This move will seem more than a little familiar when Nest announced a similar requirement just a week earlier, but it's still good news when it promises to raise the baseline security for Ring's smart home devices.
Ring footage might not be very useful for catching criminals
Ring has said that camera footage sent to police can help reduce burglaries and catch criminals, but how effective is it, really? It might not be as helpful as you might think. NBC News has conducted an investigation suggesting that Ring's video doorbells and security cameras haven't been of much use to at least some police forces. Of the 40 law enforcement agencies the news outlet reached, just 13 said they'd made arrests after reviewing Ring footage, while two offered rough estimates. The remainder either made zero arrests (13 agencies) or didn't know how effective Ring had been despite partnerships that had lasted more than a year.
