Ring’s first smart lock has a clever answer to the dead battery problem
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Ring’s $249 smart lock with a hand-crank-style recharge and Amazon Sidewalk connectivity shows how reliability and mesh networking are becoming core to consumer IoT. Builders in the space should prioritize graceful failure modes and low-bandwidth backhaul over yet another app feature.
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