Lots of new smart home products, an innovative charging system, security concerns, and much more home automation news, all on this week's jam-packed episode of the Homekit Insider podcast.
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This week, Level Lock introduced its latest piece of hardware, a smart video doorbell. But unlike its other hardware, this is designed for shared dwellings such as apartment buildings.
We also saw Ring settle with the FTC over privacy violations stemming from its smart home cameras and doorbells. Ring was forced to shell over $5.8 million for allowing its employees to have unfettered access to customer's recordings.
Finally, in the news, we saw several new smart home vacuums. Roborock released the new S7 Max Ultra and the budget-friendly Q Revo.
Ecovacs wasn't being left out with its new Deebot T20 Omni which will be available later this month and is the first product from the company to include a mop that will automatically rise when a carpet is detected.
We took some time to review two products in this episode, both the Bird Buddy -- a bird feeder with an integrated camera -- and the Zens MagSafe 2-in-1 travel charger.
Links from the show
- New Zigbee/Thread/Matter Hub Surfaces
- Smart door lock maker Level is bringing a new video doorbell
- DEEBOT T20 OMNI
- Roborock S7 Max Ultra
- Roborock Q Revo
- Roborock Empty Wash Fill Dock Dryer Module
- Ring settles with FTC over privacy violations
- Bird Buddy - Camera Birdfeeder
- Zendure Universal Travel Adapter
- 2-in-1 MagSafe + Watch travel charger | Zens
- Sesame Locks - YouTube
- CANDY HOUSE Sesame Smart Lock
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