Amazon just announced some new Ring hardware with upgraded 2K and 4K recording and some fancy processing tech that’s supposed to make streams look better than the competition.
The new $179.99 Ring Wired Doorbell and $59.99 Indoor Cam Plus both offer 2K resolution featuring tech that Ring is calling “Retinal Vision.” There’s also a ton of 4K Ring cameras. Onstage, we saw the $249.99 Ring Wired Doorbell Pro 4K, $199.99 Outdoor Cam Pro 4K, $249.99 Spotlight Cam Pro 4K, and the $279.99 Floodlight Cam Pro 4K. Overall, the new designs are sleeker but still hew to the familiar Ring designs. One major plus is that there’ll be up to a 10 times zoom.
Ring Retinal Vision was described onstage as a “multi-step process” that uses AI-powered tuning for clearer video, especially in low-light situations. There’s also a new AI facial recognition feature called “Familiar Faces” which allows you to register friends and family. The doorbells will then tell you who’s actually at the door, or if the person isn’t someone you know. Alexa Plus is also coming to the doorbells, which “enable Alexa to act as an intelligent doorbell assistant.” Essentially, it’s a boost to existing features that lets your Ring answer the door for you.
All of the new Ring cameras are available for preorder starting today. The Familiar Faces and Alexa Plus Greetings features will begin rolling out in December.
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