Wyze launches $60/year home monitoring service with proactive 911 dispatch
2020/12/08
2021/04/08
If there s a speedrun record for releasing tech products, Wyze might be on track to break it. In November alone, the company announced new sprinklers, vacuums, thermostats, third-gen Wyze Cams, and smartwatches. Wyze isn t stopping there, as it has come through on the launch of its home monitoring service.
Wyze Home Monitoring, originally announced in December, is comprised of several pieces of hardware, including the Sense Hub (which acts as a network bridge for the other devices), Sense Keypad, Sense v2 Entry Sensors, and Sense v2 Motion Sensors. The new motion sensors are much larger than the original versions from 2019, which Wyze says is due to drastic improvements in performance and battery life. It s not clear if the original sensors will work with the updated home monitoring package. The Sense Hub also has a built-in battery backup, so it can continue recording data in the