[ad_1] Last fall, Amazon announced Sidewalk, a way to keep low-power, low-bandwidth IoT devices connected even when they’re far from your WiFi router. Today, Amazon revealed a few new details, including the addition of Echo and Tile devices. The company plans to launch Sidewalk “later this year.” Sidewalk will use the 900 MHz spectrum to […]
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Ring devices will soon work with Lutron’s smart lighting systems
[ad_1] Home automation company Lutron’s smart lighting systems will soon be able to link up with Ring’s doorbells and cameras. As such, whenever someone rings your doorbell or Ring devices detect motion, Lutron can switch on your lights automatically. Lutron’s Caseta, Caseta Pro and RA2 Select systems will support this integration, as will all of […]
Microsoft simplifies its Windows Insider testing program
[ad_1] Microsoft As such, the fast ring will become the Dev Channel, the slow ring will become the Beta Channel and release preview will be called the Release Preview Channel. The new Dev Channel isn’t all that different from the fast ring — users will get access to new features as early as possible — […]
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[ad_1] Ring’s work with police lacks solid evidence of reducing crime Alfred Ng,CNET As data is being revealed on a regular basis, the stats don’t point to any significant reduction in crime caused by police departments’ close association with Ring. Even in areas where crime did go down, it can be difficult to determine if […]
Ring’s latest doorbells feature a three-camera array
[ad_1] Ring founder, Jamie Siminoff, explains in a blog post that the company had to engineer a product that was constantly recording video footage without draining the battery. The solution is a three-camera array, two of which capture Pre-Roll footage at a low resolution and low framerate — and in black and white. The main […]
Ring’s next Video Doorbell will show what happened before an alert
[ad_1] Both the Plus and the base model will also support a new “near” motion zone that prevents false events beyond 15 feet, support for 5GHz WiFi network, an easier-to-remove faceplate and automatic chime connection to streamline the setup process. What you won’t, see, however, are any major cosmetic changes — the Video Doorbell 3 […]
‘Frontline’ documentary tackles Jeff Bezos and the ‘Amazon Empire’
[ad_1] The two-hour film touches on various facets of Amazon’s vast empire, from Alexa and its massively successful Amazon Web Services cloud division through to entertainment on Prime Video and its bricks-and-mortar retail exploits such as Whole Foods. Twitch is perhaps the most prominent division that doesn’t really come under the spotlight. The filmmakers devote […]
Ring footage might not be very useful for catching criminals
[ad_1] Crucially, none of the departments gathered data to gauge the usefulness of the Ring alliance, whether it was for pinpointing suspects or deterring crimes. Just a quarter of the police forces said they believed the cameras deterred crooks. Ring has previously boasted that its technology led to a 55 percent drop in burglaries in […]
Ring says its app will allow more control over data shared with Google, Facebook
[ad_1] A couple of weeks ago, the Electronic Frontier Foundation published the results of its investigation into data the Ring app is sharing with third parties. While the Amazon-owned company has faced criticism over its links to law enforcement and the security of user’s accounts, this particular issue was all about tracks information from the […]
Ring update gives you more control over police video requests
[ad_1] On top of this, you’ll see an Active Law Enforcement Map that shows the police departments that have joined the Neighbors app, including those nearby. You’ll know whether opting out of video requests will have a meaningful impact. The update also makes it easier to keep tabs on which users, devices and third-party services […]