Today, Amazon’s Ring subsidiary is announcing its first ever smart lock. It solves a key problem that looms over many smart lock owners: dead batteries. Ring has a clever solution to negate that problem, and it’ll be available in Q1 2027. Additionally, the company is announcing a few new security cameras with improved low-light performance.
Ring Smart Lock
The idea of a smart lock is far from new, but Ring wants to solve the dead battery problem of smart locks. To prevent you from accidentally being locked out of your home at an inopportune time, the Ring Smart Lock lets you crank the thumbturn a few times to produce the energy needed to power the lock for a few moments. Then, you can let yourself back in.
The Ring Smart Lock supports everything you’d expect out of a smart lock. You can use your fingerprint to unlock it, a touchscreen keypad, or your phone with the Ring app.
There’s a few features the Ring app enables as well, including checking and locking the door remotely, or creating scheduled or time-limited unlocks for family members or other visitors. It also integrates with Amazon Echo and other Ring doorbells and cameras you may own.
It comes in three finishes: black, silver, and brass – and requires no additional wiring. It’ll be available early next year for $249. You can learn more about it here.
New 4K cameras
Top comment by Ofer
I will never, ever trust Amazon with an internet connected device. They have proven over and over again that they don’t care about user privacy. As with Meta and Google, they consider consumers and consumer data as another product that they can sell.
Beyond its first ever smart lock, Ring also has some new 4K cameras that support the new Retinal Vision 4K standard. This means you’ll have great low-light performance with accurate colors. All of these are available to preorder or purchase starting today:
- Outdoor Cam 4K Plus: 140° wide-angle view, multiple power options including battery, plug-in, hardwired, and power-over-ethernet – $149.99 on Amazon, learn more here
- Floodlight Cam 4K Plus: Powerful floodlight, 24/7 recording and smart detection with a hardwired connection – $219.99 on Amazon, learn more here
- Spotlight Cam 4K Plus: 550-lumen spotlight, 140° wide-angle view, comes with battery, plug-in, and solar configs – $199.99 on Amazon, learn more here
- Indoor Cam 4K: First ever 4K indoor video camera from Ring, dual-band Wi-Fi 6, 115° field of view – $99.99 on Amazon, learn more here
Ring also has a new Pan-Tilt Indoor Cam 2K for $69.99, which brings its 360° pan coverage to a lower price point. It can follow motion, and also has a privacy shutter. You can learn more about it here.
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- Anker Ultra-Slim MagSafe Battery Pack
- AirPods Pro 3 (2x ANC vs AirPods Pro 2!)
- Anker Nano 45W Fast Charger with Smart Display
- Anker Prime 3-in-1 25W Compact MagSafe Charger
- Logitech MX Master 4 Mouse for Mac
- AirTag 2 4-pack (50% improved Precision Finding!)
- Belkin MagSafe 3-in-1 Charging Stand for iPhone
- MOFT MagSafe Kickstand Wallet for iPhone
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