Ring announces its first smart lock, solving a major pain point for smart home users
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{"epilogue": "Ring announced its first smart lock featuring a hand crank designed to address battery anxiety and dead battery lockouts. The device allows users to recharge the lock by hand in the event of a power outage.
Following these announcements, the story quieted without a definitive conclusion in the coverage."}
Epilogue added 2h ago, after coverage quieted.
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Ring announces its first smart lock, solving a major pain point for smart home users 9to5Mac · 23d ago broke it first
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