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Jennifer Pattison Tuohy

Jennifer Pattison Tuohy

Senior Reviewer, Smart Home

Senior Reviewer, Smart Home

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    Blink’s first wired outdoor camera is now available.

    The smart home camera company known for its battery tech is launching its first hardwired security camera today.

    Announced last September, the $99.99 Blink Wired Floodlight Camera features person detection with local processing, plus local storage (with its Sync Module 2). This is the first camera from Blink — which is owned by Amazon — to offer local processing powered by Amazon’s AZ2 silicon chip.

    The Blink’s new wired floodlight camera is its first with local video processing.
    The Blink’s new wired floodlight camera is its first with local video processing.
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    Two new Wyze cameras appear to be in the worksTwo new Wyze cameras appear to be in the works
    Jennifer Pattison Tuohy
    Why Matter mattered at CES

    We round up all the new product announcements and look at what’s next for Matter as companies start to monetize this newfound interoperability.

    Jennifer Pattison Tuohy
    Jennifer Pattison Tuohy
    Jennifer Pattison Tuohy
    You can finally buy Kohler’s insanely luxurious smart bath and toilet — if you have a really big budget for your bidet.

    At CES 2023, Kohler brought the self-filling, voice-activated Stillness Infinity Bath it announced in 2021 to the show floor for the first time. Featuring fog and aromatherapy features, plus recirculating and filtered water, it will set you back around $16,000 and will be available in Q3.

    The Numi 2.0 smart toilet has a motion-activated lid and lights and can clean and dry your bottom with a built-in bidet. It will also fill your bathroom with music and light from its Alexa-enabled Bluetooth speakers. Definitely solves the problem of where to put your smart speaker in the bathroom... for about $8,500. It’s available to buy now.

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    Richard Lawler
    Watch Amazon’s flying indoor security camera in action at CES 2023.

    The Ring Always Home Cam promises to fly around your house to keep an eye on things from every angle, but it’s not ready for release just yet — and won’t come out this year.

    Jennifer Pattison Tuohy got our first in-person look at the device, along with a lot of Amazon’s other upcoming smart home gear, at CES 2023 this week.