Ring Puts An Eero Router Inside Its New Home Alarm System (engadget.com) 28
Eero and Ring -- two Amazon-owned companies -- have teamed up to produce a home security system that incorporates an Eero router inside. Engadget reports: Ring COO Mike Harris said that the decision to work with Eero was not one foisted down from upon high by Amazon. Instead, Harris said that both companies saw the opportunity to work together to help leverage their individual skills in tandem. To take advantage of the technology, you'll need to sign up to Ring's new subscription product, dubbed Protect Pro. The package offers cloud video storage, professional monitoring, Alexa Guard Plus, 24/7 backup internet for your security devices (via an LTE module in the Ring Pro base station) and Eero's cybersecurity subscription product for network protection. This, at least in the US as it launches, will set you back $20 a month, or $200 per year per location up front.
At the same time, Ring is launching a system dubbed "Virtual Security Guard," which connects users to third-party security guards. You'll need to pay for that separately, but you can hand over access to select Ring camera feeds to those companies who can keep a watch over your property. It is only when motion is detected that an operator can access your feed, and can speak to whoever is there to determine their intentions. Ring adds that third parties can't view motion events when the camera is disarmed, and can't download, share or save the clips of what's going on in your front yard. The first company to sign up for the program is Rapid Response, with others expected to join in the near future. The Virtual Security Guard service will require you to apply for early access, but the Ring Alarm Pro can be pre-ordered today for $250. (Since this isn't a Slashvertisement, we won't include a link to the product; you'll have to search for it yourself. Sorry not sorry.)
At the same time, Ring is launching a system dubbed "Virtual Security Guard," which connects users to third-party security guards. You'll need to pay for that separately, but you can hand over access to select Ring camera feeds to those companies who can keep a watch over your property. It is only when motion is detected that an operator can access your feed, and can speak to whoever is there to determine their intentions. Ring adds that third parties can't view motion events when the camera is disarmed, and can't download, share or save the clips of what's going on in your front yard. The first company to sign up for the program is Rapid Response, with others expected to join in the near future. The Virtual Security Guard service will require you to apply for early access, but the Ring Alarm Pro can be pre-ordered today for $250. (Since this isn't a Slashvertisement, we won't include a link to the product; you'll have to search for it yourself. Sorry not sorry.)
Yea, the "Ring" was eerie alright. (Score:2)
My ad blocker didn't catch this (Score:2)
Is it defective?
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Like the TV show you're watching having plenty of product placement through out? You'll need an ad-blocker powered by AI for that.
You can hand over access (Score:3)
1. You already did
2. This is not a Slashvertisement, it is (sneaky) advertisement
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Oh c'mon, that's not true.
It's not sneaky at all, it's as in-your-face as it ever can be.
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Is any post about any product an advertisement then?
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it is (sneaky) advertisement
I don't think:
both companies saw the opportunity to work together to help leverage their individual skills in tandem.
is sneaky at all. Standard obvious marketing boilerplate.
Great (Score:1)
Who thought putting a router into a SECURITY system was a good idea
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Well if any more condo towers go down in Florida they'll be able to get the signal out.
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Slashdot is now low rent Facebook (Score:2, Offtopic)
Slashdot always skirted the line between MMORPG and social network, but this Slashvertisement proves that it's more Faceboot than MUD. No one here gives one tenth of one fuck about this product except to get mad about it, which is literally the only reason this story is on the front page — to troll.
P.S. "Ring COO Mike Harris said that the decision to work with Eero was not one foisted down from upon high by Amazon." Yeah. Fucking. Right. As if any of us gave one tenth of one fuck what this yuppie andr
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moar... clicks...
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You say it's an Slashvertisement, and in the very next sentence say the only reason this story is on the front page is to generate engagement.
Which is it?
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The two things are two sides of the same coin. It's a slashvertisement that doesn't fit here at all (being meaningless PR bullshit about a bullshit product that statistically nobody here will buy) unless you assume it's here to piss people off.
Mod parent up - it's a valid topic (Score:2)
A security system. From Amazon. (Score:2)
I honestly had to check the date, and I still think you're off by about half a year.
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You clearly haven't been to the US.
Let me give you an example:
There's a British YouTuber called "bald and bankrupt", who's been to the worst places in the world. He's been to the hotspots of South American drug carthels sometimes passing right in front of trucks of the murder investigation unit, travelled all of the former Soviet Union's worst shitholes from eastern Europe to almost China where you find needles in the bush right next to the subway exit, been to Chernobyl too, has ridden the mining train in
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And the only place where he wouldn't go to, ... is downtown of many US cities.
Because of the amount of crime and violence happening there.
I live in the Los Angeles area.
After traveling to Kenya, Mozambique, Turkey, Iraq, Jordan, Egypt... all several times, my father finally told me he was getting distressed about my going to places where people are kidnapped and real crime happens.
I reminded him that crime in L.A. doesn't get reported any longer because... it's not news, nor is it usually interesting.
Yes, crime is a concern for 'mericans.
I am one of the folks that has cameras posted on my home. Two reason: (1) it's a deterrent, and (2) because without moving images the police tak
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Most police departments won't bother with a crime investigation unless it's a felony, because the DA's office doesn't have staff or funding to prosecute misdemeanors. If the cutoff point for 'felony' is $1000 then they're not going to bother with a $950 theft, because what's the point of spending a couple hours filling out forms for someone that you're just going to release in a few minutes? That's why credit card fraud is almost never prosecuted, because 10 purchases of $900 are just 10 separate misdemea
P.S.:Aaaah, Americans... thinking I'm like them... (Score:2)
... thinking I would want to harm non-person humans because that is how they would treat a non-person human.
I'm sorry, not being a person does not mean deserving harm. Especially if it's still a freaking body part of a person!
So if you imply anything bad from my comment, you only modded down your own fucked-up personality.
Unfortunately the legacy ring service will go away (Score:1)
NIce alarm system. (Score:2)
Home Insecurity Systems (Score:2)
At the same time, Ring is launching a system dubbed "Virtual Security Guard," which connects users to third-party security guards.
This is the most valuable part of their offering. As a physical security system professional I've worked with 911 dispatchers. They'll tell you right out that dispatching for home security system alarms is absolute bottom priority for them, kids smoking weed in the park are quite literally a higher priority because the false alarm rate on home systems is well over 90% (and ADT is closer to 98%). If you want someone to respond to your home security system, bit it Ring or some other, you need to contract w
Search for employees (Score:1)