The new Ring Stick Up Cam. Amazon The Ring Indoor Cam. It looks a lot like the Stick Up Cam, just smaller and meant for inside the home. The Ring Fetch. It'll use Amazon's new Sidewalk network and keep tabs on your dog.
Alongside the deluge of Echo devices Amazon announced during its autumn hardware event on Wednesday, the company unveiled two new security cameras from its Ring subsidiary: the Ring Indoor Cam and a refreshed model of the Ring Stick Up Cam.
The new Stick Up Cam appears very similar to the previous edition, which Amazon refreshed at an event just last year. It still puts out 1080p video, supports motion detection and night vision, and comes in a weather-resistant cylindrical frame that can be mounted indoors or outside. Itll still work off wired or battery power, too, but it can now run off a solar-powered accessory as well. It has a slightly worse field of view than the previous battery-powered Stick Up Cam, but its much cheaper at $99.99 compared to the previous versions $179.99. Its available to pre-order today, with a full release on October 23.
The Ring Indoor Cam, meanwhile, is essentially a tiny version of the Stick Up Cam that only works when wired to a power outlet. It measures 46mm×46mm×75mm, compared to the new Stick Up Cams 60mm×60mm×97mm. It also has a slightly wider field of view: 115 degrees horizontal and 60 degrees vertical versus 110 degrees horizontal and 57 degrees vertical on the Stick Up Cam. Otherwise, it supports 1080p video, motion detection, two-way talk, and night vision just like the larger model. It costs $59.99—undercutting the price of Amazons first-party indoor security camera, the Cloud Cam, among others—and is available to purchase today.
Beyond that, Amazon announced the Ring Retrofit Alarm Kit, a “DIY kit” thats designed to connect to an existing security system hub installed in the home and supply it with the features of a Ring Alarm system. The idea is to get a Ring security setup without having to install new sensors or wiring. Amazon hasnt provided full details on how this will work but says the device will cost $199.99 on its own or $375.99 bundled with a Ring Alarm Hub. The latter will allow you to control Ring-compatible smart home devices. Amazon says the Retrofit Kit will arrive in November.
On the software side of things, Rings cameras and video door bells will soon support a new feature called “Home Mode” that Amazon says will prevent Ring products from recording audio and video while youre home. That will also arrive in November. The company also demoed a feature that will allow the Alexa voice assistant to answer visitors through a Ring doorbell in a “conversational” manner—it could ask a delivery person to leave a package, for instance. Amazon says this will come first to the Ring Video Doorbell Elite (which isnt battery-powered) next year.
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Finally, theres the Ring Fetch, which is a connected dog tag and tracker. This lets you geofence your yard and will ping you when your furry friend leaves a set perimeter. Again, Amazon didnt go too hard on the details here but says this will release next year.
The Fetch was announced as one of the first devices to use Amazon Sidewalk, a new low-bandwidth wireless protocol that uses the free 900MHz wireless spectrum. Again, Amazon is being light on specifics, but its pitching Sidewalk as a way to extend the distance where you can control simplistic, low-power, and low-costRead More – Source
