Knowing when people arrive at your home can be convenient and add an additional layer of security to your home. For example, at night you can automatically turn on exterior lights to make it easier for guests to safely approach your home, allow people inside the home to see who is arriving, and simulate occupancy when nobody is...
Masonite International, a global designer, manufacturer, marketer, and distributor of interior and exterior doors, today revealed Masonite M-Pwr Smart Doors, the first residential exterior doors to integrate power, lights, a video doorbell, and a smart lock into a residential exterior door system.
“The debut of Masonite M-Pwr Smart...
Imagine my surprise one day about seven years ago when a colleague called me to talk about “some new smart speaker thing that Amazon has just announced.” We were all amazed that it could not only play music but answer questions, set timers, and control other devices. I was a bit skeptical at first but ordered one anyway. Who would...
Ring video End-to-End Encryption has moved out a technical preview that began early in the year in the U.S., expanding the feature's availability to customers around the world.
By default, Ring already encrypts customer videos when they are uploaded to the cloud (in transit) and stored on Ring’s servers (at rest). Now, customers...
Ring products, including the pro-focused “X Line”, are now available through SnapAV.com and in SnapAV Local Pro Stores for U.S.-based SnapAV partners. The addition of the company's X Line highlights the distributor’s focus on providing the most in-demand products from both in-house SnapAV brands and third-party...
Blackwire has introduced a Ring Events Driver for Elan home automation systems, an addition to existing drivers for Control4 and URC systems.
With this driver, integrators will be able to use push-button and motion events from Ring devices and integrate them into their Elan projects.
Related: BlackWire Offers American Lighting...
Lennar, one of the nation’s top homebuilders, and security products manufacturer, Ring, have teamed up to create Lennar Communities Connected by Ring, a suite of connected home products in new Lennar homes managed by the Ring app.
Lennar Communities Connected by Ring enhances The Connected Home by Lennar with a simplified customer...
Thanks to streaming technologies like YouTube and Netflix, what started almost four decades ago is back in a big way. The return of Ralph Macchio to the role of Daniel LaRusso in Cobra Kai is a culmination of the market’s continued interest in The Karate Kid movie franchise and the “Perfect Pitch,” according to the actor.
The...
