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Ring Video
Doorbell
Videodoorbellsarehugein 2019 – everycompanyis getting
intothegame.TheRingdoorbellis reallyusefulnotonlyfor
lettingyouknowwhetherit’llbeworthgoingtothedoor
beforeyougetup(greatif you’reill,orhavemobilityissues),
butalsoforsecurity,sinceit keepsaneyeonthefrontofyour
houseusingmotiondetectionandnightvisionbuiltintoits
camera.Plus,youcanalsoavoidopeningthedoortostrangers
(thoughyoucanstillspeaktothemusingtheRing’sbuilt-in
speakerandmicrophone).Asanaddedbonus,they’regreatif
you’redownthegardenwhereyoumightnothearthe
doorbell,sinceyou’llgeta notificationonyourphonewhen
someonepressesit.Youcanevendirectcourierswhereto
leavea packageif theyarrivewhenyou’renotthere,because
youcanconnecttoit fromanywherethatyouhaveinternet
access.Thismodelneedstobewiredin,whichis easyenough
todoyourselfif youalreadyhavetheconnectionsinplace.
£89,ring.com
TheupgradedversionoftheRing
addstheoptionforit tobe
powered by a battery pack, so no
need for it to be wired in. It also
has a higher-definition 1080p
camera, plus the ability to set the
motion detection to only trigger if
movement is spotted in specific
areas of its view, so you could
ignore the road or next door’s
pathway, if you get lots of false
positives from people going near
your house but not right up to it.
£179, ri n g. c o m
Ring Video Doorbell 2
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