You can install a Ring doorbell by removing your original doorbell and mounting the Ring in its place in a few relatively simple steps.

Home security company SimpliSafe has unveiled a prototype holiday sweater with a siren and flashing LED lights that are activated when someone steps within six feet of the sweater wearer. The home security company is giving away versions of the sweater without the tech, and has published instructions that explain […]

ADT on Monday announced that it will be partnering with Google on a new line of smart home security products. Shares of ADT surged as much as 97% in premarket trading Monday. Google will invest $US450 million for a 6.6% ownership stake in ADT, securing a “mutual, long-term commitment to […]

Google’s Nest customers lost their livestream connections and recording capabilities with their home-security cameras for 17 hours on Monday, according to a report by The Verge. The issue unfolded during a planned update of the server’s storage software. The outage frustrated many Nest customers, and some voiced their concerns on […]

A study has found that Amazon-owned home security company Ring provides user data to firms including Facebook and Google. The study, by the Electronic Frontier Foundation, found the Android version of the Ring app to be “packed” with third-party trackers. The app gives data such as names, IP addresses, and […]

A woman in a swanky Los Angeles suburb is the latest victim of intruders breaching her Ring home security camera system. It’s the most recent example of a Ring camera system being taken over by intruders, which has thus far included a Ring camera in an 8-year-old’s bedroom and the […]

Photos posted to Facebook in 2017 showed dozens of Ring employees – apparently all white – wearing racially insensitive costumes and shirts that read “FUCK CRIME,” according to reporting from Vice News. Ring has also thrown private parties for police, including one featuring former professional basketball player Shaquille O’Neal, in […]

Amazon made a huge splash Thursday at its event in Seattle, where it showcased tons of new hardware and services designed to make your life easier. Amazon unveiled significant updates to Echo devices that already exist, like the Echo Dot and Echo Plus, but it also introduced entirely new products […]

There are several good reasons to get a home security system, but a discount on your insurance isn’t one of them. You could find offers of up to 20% off in the US quite easily, but we gave up trying here after three calls to major providers in Australia confirmed […]

Amazon has acquired Blink, a startup that makes wireless security cameras. Terms of the deal haven’t been disclosed, but Blink will continue to operate under Amazon’s umbrella. Amazon is getting into the home-security game with its latest acquisition. The ecommerce giant has acquired Blink, a startup that makes wireless home-security […]

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Nest, the connected home brand of Google’s parent company, Alphabet, has officially arrived in Australia, with the release of smart surveillance cameras and a smart smoke alarm. The Nest Cam Indoor and Nest Cam Outdoor cameras, both priced at $319, act as internet-connected eyes in and around a home for […]

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