New smart home gear from Ring and Reolink: doorbell cameras get sharper and smarter on less power

A recent roundup from UK tech outlet T3 highlights a busy July for smart home launches, with Ring, Reolink, and others rolling out notable new devices. One of the headline products is the Ring Peephole Camera 2K, a video doorbell‑style camera that installs directly into an existing door viewer. Compared with earlier models, it bumps resolution up to 2K, giving homeowners a clearer view of who is at the door. Ring, owned by Amazon, is known for consumer security cameras, and this model further shrinks the barrier to adding video monitoring in apartments where wiring is limited.

Rival brand Reolink is pushing battery life as its key differentiator. Its latest smart doorbell uses Qualcomm’s ultra‑low‑power Wi‑Fi chipset QCC730, and the company claims this can extend runtime to as much as ten months on a single charge. That’s a significant quality‑of‑life improvement for renters or anyone who can’t easily hard‑wire a doorbell.

Other ecosystem players such as SwitchBot and Nanoleaf are also shipping new lights and cameras designed to plug into existing smart home setups, with growing support for the cross‑vendor Matter standard. The result is a wave of devices that promise sharper video, longer battery life, and simpler integration across brands—appealing for users who want to upgrade security, energy efficiency, and ambience in one go.