The Middletown Press (Middletown, CT)
Show highlights a high-tech take on the old-school peephole
LAS VEGAS — Ring is giving the old-school peephole a high-tech spin at the CES 2019 gadget show in Las Vegas.
The company unveiled a new internet-connected video doorbell that fits into most peepholes. The new device is aimed at apartment dwellers or college students who want a video doorbell, but may not be allowed to install one next to their doors.
Amazon bought Ring last year, giving it a shot at competing better with Google’s Nest, which also makes cameras and doorbells. Privacy experts have long sounded the alarm on Wi-Fi connected cameras and how video is stored. Amazon recently filed a patent application for a facial-recognition system involving home security cameras, which would allow multiple cameras to create composites of faces to identify people who