Amazon's Ring doorbells get fire alerts, an app store and new sensors
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Key Points:
- Amazon is enhancing its Ring smart doorbells with new features, including advanced Ring Sensors that detect motion, openings, glass breakage, smoke, carbon monoxide, leaks, temperature changes, and air quality, while also controlling smart home lighting and appliances.
- A new app store within the Ring app, currently available in the U.S., will allow users to integrate third-party apps focused on small business operations and everyday home needs with their Ring cameras.
- In partnership with the fire monitoring app Watch Duty, Amazon is providing real-time fire updates and early warnings in the Ring app’s Neighbors section, enabling users to share live updates from their Ring cameras.
- The new Ring devices support Amazon’s Sidewalk shared network, creating a mesh network among Echo and
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