Ring’s first smart lock can be hand-cranked when its battery dies

Key takeaways

Ring introduces a smart lock with a hand-crank feature to prevent being locked out due to dead batteries.

• Ring's smart lock includes a power dial to manually restart the device when batteries die.
• The lock lasts about a year on a single battery and sends alerts via the Ring app.
• It offers multiple access methods, including fingerprint, keypad, app, and Alexa.

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