'I don't know why no one else has done it' — Ring's Smart Lock has an unusual trick for when…
Ring is expanding its product lineup again with the Ring Smart Lock, and it comes at a busy time for Amazon and the broader smart home sphere. But Ring founder Jamie Siminoff sees the expansion as precisely staying within the company's mission.
"For us, it's really around like making your home more secure... more manageable, and more peace of mind," he told me.
The newcomer is the Ring Smart Lock, set to launch in the United States in Q1 2027 for $249 in three finishes: black, silver, and brass. There aren't plans for an international launch as of yet, but that price converts to around £190 / AU$360.
It doesn't seek to reinvent the wheel. Instead, as Siminoff put it, it aims to solve "range anxiety" — the worry that a smart lock that loses power "becomes a brick".
How? Alongside typing in a numeric code, scanning a fingerprint, or...
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