new cameras compatible with Alexa

Whether you are looking for an indoor or outdoor camera, Amazon has a model for you. Indeed, the American giant presented earlier today two new Amazon Blink wireless surveillance cameras that offer excellent battery life for a very reasonable price.

Equipped with 1080p HD video and flexible storage options, they also benefit from infrared night vision and a two-way audio system. In terms of autonomy, everything is possible thanks to a backup battery pack that extends its life by 2 years. Thus, that brings the total to 4 years of autonomy if we include the power supply included directly with the cameras.

Moreover, in this regard, we can say that it is very impressive and that should eliminate the frustration of having to pick up and hang up regularly.

Then, if we look at the storage side, there are two possible options. Like most surveillance cameras, Amazon Blinks offer a Blink cloud storage service. Alternatively, it is possible to plug a USB stick (sold separately) into the Blink Sync Module 2 which is provided for local storage.

Amazon Blink goes through your cellphone

Using a cell phone and the Blink Home Monitor app, Blink Outdoor and Blink Indoor users can see their home live, receive movement notifications and use the two-way audio system to talk to people and pets present at home. They can also create “activity zones” to reduce the number of unwanted notifications in busy places or even exclude video recordings from certain sections of their camera’s field of view thanks to the new Privacy Zone feature.

“At Blink, giving people peace of mind and exciting new products is all that matters,” said Mike Harris, Managing Director of Blink. “In addition to the many innovative features our customers love and expect, such as a substantial two-year battery life, the Blink Indoor and Blink Outdoor cameras now offer more options and more possibilities for customization than ever before. Whether it’s for their new features, like privacy zones, or the new backup battery pack capable of extending the battery life by two years, we’re delighted to bring these new flagship cameras to our customers. “

Integration with Alexa

What interested me the most on my side, as I have a fairly connected house, was the integration with Alexa. In this sense, there are indeed some possibilities like activating and deactivating cameras. Otherwise, we can also start playing videos recorded with our voice.

However, what is even more relevant for those who have other devices are other more complex functions. For example, we could watch the video stream directly via an Echo Show, a Fire tablet or a device Fire TV.

There are even routines you can create such as turning on certain smart lights for motion detection or receiving an alert when the camera’s batteries are low. In short, we can’t wait to see them in action.

Finally, note that the cameras Blink Indoor and Blink Outdoor will ship later this month from Amazon and select retailers such as Best Buy and Lowes. They will be sold for CA $ 99.99 and CA $ 129.99 respectively.

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