WEBVTT - Tech To Stop Porch Pirates 0:00:04.880 --> 0:00:07.680 The tech that can prevent ports pirates. What's going on? 0:00:07.720 --> 0:00:11.400 I'm Rich Demiro. This is Rich on Tech Erg Madies. 0:00:11.640 --> 0:00:14.160 Whether you believe it or not, ports pirates are a thing. 0:00:14.280 --> 0:00:17.520 Yeah, the USPS actually says they deliver eight hundred million 0:00:17.600 --> 0:00:21.440 holiday packages and nearly one third of Americans are reporting 0:00:21.520 --> 0:00:22.560 package theft. 0:00:22.760 --> 0:00:25.960 That's Google Search trends expert Justin Burr, So. 0:00:26.040 --> 0:00:28.360 Google's here to help with that. Actually, we have two 0:00:28.440 --> 0:00:31.639 security cameras, the Nest Cam and then the smart doorbell 0:00:31.720 --> 0:00:33.680 the Nest to load it can actually just help you 0:00:33.680 --> 0:00:35.480 know what's going on on your doorstep at all times, 0:00:35.520 --> 0:00:37.400 so you see a package be delivered and can go 0:00:37.400 --> 0:00:38.919 out there and make sure that it's not sitting out 0:00:38.920 --> 0:00:40.640 there for too long and actually just grab it and 0:00:40.680 --> 0:00:43.319 put it inside. So just making sure that you are 0:00:43.360 --> 0:00:45.720 aware of when that package is actually delivered, so you 0:00:45.760 --> 0:00:49.240 can't give those individuals any any time to actually go 0:00:49.320 --> 0:00:51.199 out there and potentially steal from the doorstep. 0:00:51.680 --> 0:00:54.200 I love my nestcams which do a unique thing with AI. 0:00:54.600 --> 0:00:57.560 They can actually recognize faces in and outside of your 0:00:57.560 --> 0:00:59.640 home and send you an alert when one of their 0:00:59.680 --> 0:01:03.320 cameras recognized as an unfamiliar face It's not always perfect, 0:01:03.360 --> 0:01:05.240 but it is pretty neat to get a little thumbnail 0:01:05.280 --> 0:01:07.960 sent to your smartphone that has a snapshot of the 0:01:07.959 --> 0:01:10.960 person walking up to your home. Both the nestcams and 0:01:11.000 --> 0:01:13.560 the Nest Video doorbell are great for live video, but 0:01:13.600 --> 0:01:16.080 you do need a subscription to go back and watch 0:01:16.120 --> 0:01:18.560 anything that just happened. So the other day, my kid 0:01:18.600 --> 0:01:20.479 fell in the dining room and we wanted to figure 0:01:20.480 --> 0:01:22.319 out what happened? Do you slip on the rug? What 0:01:22.760 --> 0:01:24.640 do you slip on a toy? When I went back 0:01:24.680 --> 0:01:26.920 to look at the tape from our nestcam, I realized 0:01:27.000 --> 0:01:30.120 it wasn't actually recording. Yeah, big problem. So when you 0:01:30.160 --> 0:01:32.120 first get one of these cameras, you do get the 0:01:32.160 --> 0:01:35.119 recording history as a free trial, but if you don't 0:01:35.160 --> 0:01:38.360 sign up for the monitoring service afterwards, you don't get it. 0:01:38.760 --> 0:01:42.000 So otherwise you can only access a live stream. And 0:01:42.080 --> 0:01:44.280 if you were holding out because it was too expensive 0:01:44.280 --> 0:01:46.320 for the monitoring service, you'll be happy to know that 0:01:46.400 --> 0:01:49.800 Nest just introduced a cheaper version of its yearly subscription, 0:01:50.200 --> 0:01:52.800 which is called Nest Aware. You can now get a 0:01:52.840 --> 0:01:55.080 five day recording history, which we'll have twenty four to 0:01:55.120 --> 0:01:58.200 seven video for five full days for just fifty dollars 0:01:58.200 --> 0:02:00.320 for the year. They still have the ten days video 0:02:00.440 --> 0:02:02.800 history for one hundred dollars a year and a thirty 0:02:02.880 --> 0:02:05.360 day video history for three hundred dollars a year. But 0:02:05.440 --> 0:02:07.320 I think for a lot of people five days is 0:02:07.360 --> 0:02:09.400 probably enough to know that something happened and you want 0:02:09.400 --> 0:02:11.800 to go back and look. You might need more time, though, 0:02:11.800 --> 0:02:14.160 if you're using one of these cameras at a rental property, 0:02:14.280 --> 0:02:16.600 or if you just like the idea of having the 0:02:16.680 --> 0:02:20.040 extra time. Nestcam start at two hundred dollars. The Nest 0:02:20.080 --> 0:02:22.760 Hello video doorbell is two hundred and twenty nine dollars. 0:02:23.000 --> 0:02:25.359 The big thing to know about the video doorbell from 0:02:25.440 --> 0:02:28.240 Nest is that you need a wired doorbell. You also 0:02:28.280 --> 0:02:31.560 need a chime and the right transformer for it to work. 0:02:31.639 --> 0:02:34.560 It's not as diy as the video doorbell that started 0:02:34.600 --> 0:02:37.640 at all from the folks at Ring. Recently I met 0:02:37.680 --> 0:02:40.200 up with founder Jamie Simonov. He was famously on Shark 0:02:40.200 --> 0:02:41.880 Tank but did not make a deal. But a lot 0:02:41.880 --> 0:02:42.880 has changed since then. 0:02:43.360 --> 0:02:45.880 What Rings change is presence. So we were not in 0:02:45.919 --> 0:02:48.959 our neighborhoods where both you know, both spouses work. Now 0:02:49.040 --> 0:02:52.120 our kids are busier, so our houses are empty, and 0:02:52.160 --> 0:02:54.360 now we have these packages there. What Rings change is 0:02:54.360 --> 0:02:56.800 the presence someone comes up, you get an alert, you 0:02:56.840 --> 0:02:59.280 open it up. They're bending down and you have these videos. 0:02:59.280 --> 0:03:01.399 They're bending down to pick up that package and say, hey, 0:03:01.639 --> 0:03:03.760 get out of here. And that's how you can stop 0:03:03.800 --> 0:03:04.800 the porch piracy. 0:03:05.000 --> 0:03:08.320 Ring's second generation video doorbell is two hundred dollars. What's 0:03:08.400 --> 0:03:10.440 neat about Ring is that it can be installed on 0:03:10.480 --> 0:03:13.000 the outside of any home. Now, they do have models 0:03:13.000 --> 0:03:15.960 that do require some wiring, but they're basic versions. You 0:03:16.000 --> 0:03:18.080 just pop on the wall and that's it. It's ready 0:03:18.080 --> 0:03:19.640 to go as long as you have a Wi Fi connection. 0:03:20.080 --> 0:03:23.040 The new version of their product, the Ring Video Doorbell, too, 0:03:23.280 --> 0:03:25.680 has better video quality, plus a battery that you can 0:03:25.760 --> 0:03:28.280 easily pop out of the bottom of the device so 0:03:28.320 --> 0:03:29.480 you can recharge it. 0:03:29.560 --> 0:03:31.600 During the holidays. You want to be much more sensitive 0:03:31.639 --> 0:03:34.240 to this. There's just more of these packages out there, 0:03:34.240 --> 0:03:37.360 which brings out more of these porch pirates. So if 0:03:37.400 --> 0:03:39.520 you don't have a Ring, have a neighbor come over 0:03:39.720 --> 0:03:41.840 and check for packages. If you're going to be away, 0:03:42.680 --> 0:03:45.160 maybe ask the package person to put it around the side. 0:03:45.800 --> 0:03:48.920 There's things also like Amazon Key, which is a way 0:03:48.920 --> 0:03:51.080 of actually allowing the delivery to go into the home. 0:03:51.120 --> 0:03:54.120 So there's a lot of different options you can do. Obviously, 0:03:54.160 --> 0:03:56.000 we believe a ring system is great, but really it's 0:03:56.000 --> 0:03:58.800 delivering that presence of getting that package either out of 0:03:58.800 --> 0:04:00.720 the way or being as if you're home. 0:04:01.160 --> 0:04:02.960 I did a story with Ring back in the day 0:04:03.000 --> 0:04:05.520 when their first product was called the door Bot. I 0:04:05.560 --> 0:04:08.240 remember Jamie telling me that people didn't like the name 0:04:08.320 --> 0:04:10.760 because it was too techy for something that they placed 0:04:10.760 --> 0:04:13.640 outside their front door, which apparently many see as a 0:04:13.760 --> 0:04:16.760 very sacred place. So I wanted to know from Jamie 0:04:16.880 --> 0:04:19.960 after all these years, does having a ring video doorbell 0:04:20.040 --> 0:04:20.760 make a difference. 0:04:21.240 --> 0:04:23.280 So not only do I think having a ring has 0:04:23.480 --> 0:04:26.159 affected the difference of your safety, but we have video 0:04:26.240 --> 0:04:29.479 after video after video showing how it's proven that when 0:04:29.480 --> 0:04:31.240 someone comes and you answer it and you talk to 0:04:31.279 --> 0:04:33.760 that person, that we've been able to stop crimes before 0:04:33.800 --> 0:04:34.239 they happen. 0:04:34.480 --> 0:04:38.240 Earlier this year, Amazon purchased Ring for a reported billion dollars. 0:04:38.480 --> 0:04:41.839 These synergy makes a lot of sense. Less packages stolen 0:04:41.960 --> 0:04:45.800 mean happier customers and less money lost due to theft. Plus, 0:04:45.839 --> 0:04:48.480 Amazon can promote the heck out of Rings products. 0:04:48.800 --> 0:04:51.560 So yeah, Amazon purchased us earlier this year, and it's 0:04:51.560 --> 0:04:54.640 actually been great. They've really left us alone to build 0:04:54.640 --> 0:04:56.400 and to keep building on our mission and reducing crime 0:04:56.440 --> 0:04:58.640 in neighborhoods, and they've just they've been a great foundation 0:04:58.760 --> 0:05:01.719 to accelerate off of. So far, we've really worked more 0:05:01.839 --> 0:05:05.080 on just having them sort of assist RING at really 0:05:05.160 --> 0:05:08.360 realizing our vision and our mission it is. I mean, 0:05:08.440 --> 0:05:11.279 Amazon is a huge force, and you know, we're just 0:05:11.320 --> 0:05:12.600 happy to be part of the team with that. 0:05:13.040 --> 0:05:15.440 Ring charges thirty dollars a year for their monitoring service, 0:05:15.480 --> 0:05:19.039 which again I highly recommend. This lets you access recordings 0:05:19.040 --> 0:05:21.120 of everyone who walks up to your front door or 0:05:21.200 --> 0:05:24.040 rings your doorbell. Depending on how you have things set up, 0:05:24.080 --> 0:05:26.080 you can set up RING in two different ways. You 0:05:26.080 --> 0:05:29.279 can do these motion zones where anyone who walks in 0:05:29.320 --> 0:05:32.200 that zone will trigger a recording, or you can actually 0:05:32.240 --> 0:05:34.600 have it set up where it only records when someone 0:05:34.640 --> 0:05:38.080 actually physically presses the doorbell. That will result in longer 0:05:38.120 --> 0:05:40.120 battery life, but I find that the battery either way 0:05:40.240 --> 0:05:43.839 is pretty darn good. And finally, for a more fortified solution, 0:05:44.200 --> 0:05:46.640 I talk to the founders of dino Safe. This is 0:05:46.680 --> 0:05:49.680 another trend we're seeing giant lock boxes that you can 0:05:49.720 --> 0:05:52.080 put outside your front door. This goes back to the 0:05:52.080 --> 0:05:54.000 old days of the milkman. I used to have a 0:05:54.000 --> 0:05:56.640 lot of neighbors that had those refrigerated boxes where you 0:05:56.680 --> 0:06:00.160 get milk delivered outside your porch. Now those were not locked. Yes, 0:06:00.160 --> 0:06:03.799 people didn't really steal milk. But these things are giant 0:06:03.920 --> 0:06:06.479 kind of coolers that can hold packages and in this case, 0:06:06.839 --> 0:06:09.960 refrigerated goods because you actually plug the dino safe in 0:06:10.160 --> 0:06:13.800 and it's climate controlled. I talked to founder Rebecca Romanucci, 0:06:13.960 --> 0:06:16.240 founder and CEO of dino Safe. 0:06:16.400 --> 0:06:20.080 It's a container that secures to your porch and it's 0:06:20.279 --> 0:06:23.400 climate controlled. So now you can order all of your 0:06:23.480 --> 0:06:26.280 online orders that you normally do, but now you can 0:06:26.320 --> 0:06:31.799 also order perishable items like groceries and electronics, flowers, medication, 0:06:32.279 --> 0:06:35.720 and it's going to be kept safe from theft of 0:06:35.800 --> 0:06:41.760 porch pirates as well as secure from the elements heat, rain, ice, 0:06:42.040 --> 0:06:44.920 all of those things. So it provides the opportunity for 0:06:45.000 --> 0:06:46.000 us to order everything. 0:06:46.480 --> 0:06:48.560 So imagine a high tech cooler. This thing is a 0:06:48.640 --> 0:06:51.400 bit big, but we're only getting more and more stuff delivered. 0:06:51.440 --> 0:06:54.040 And this one even lets you get items like groceries, 0:06:54.080 --> 0:06:56.840 which is handy for Amazon Prime. Now sometimes you get 0:06:56.920 --> 0:07:00.159 milk delivered through their eggs. Whatever you need, this thing 0:07:00.240 --> 0:07:01.320 can hold on to it. 0:07:01.320 --> 0:07:04.520 It also has an alarm, so if it's moved, it 0:07:04.600 --> 0:07:09.040 will notify the owner as well as let your neighbors know. 0:07:09.279 --> 0:07:11.040 So how does it work, Well, it's all about those 0:07:11.080 --> 0:07:12.240 one time codes. 0:07:12.560 --> 0:07:14.800 You go over to our app, you get a one 0:07:14.840 --> 0:07:17.560 time use for digit code. You put that on the 0:07:17.560 --> 0:07:21.440 delivery instructions on your order, and when the delivery person 0:07:21.520 --> 0:07:24.760 makes that delivery, he or she puts that four digit 0:07:24.800 --> 0:07:27.840 code in. The device unlocks, they put the order in 0:07:27.960 --> 0:07:31.440 and it closes. This is the first device that also 0:07:31.480 --> 0:07:34.800 permits you to have multiple deliveries in a day. They 0:07:34.840 --> 0:07:36.960 all have their own code and they all lock as soon. 0:07:36.880 --> 0:07:37.600 As it's closed. 0:07:37.960 --> 0:07:40.920 Then you wherever you are receive an alert on your 0:07:40.960 --> 0:07:44.720 phone that or smart device that a delivery has been made. 0:07:44.840 --> 0:07:46.960 I love this idea and I'm getting lots of pitches 0:07:46.960 --> 0:07:49.680 for similar boxes. The Dino Safe is eight hundred and 0:07:49.680 --> 0:07:52.320 fifty dollars. It goes on sale in twenty nineteen. No 0:07:52.400 --> 0:07:55.000 doubt there will be plenty of others and the prices 0:07:55.040 --> 0:07:58.040 will come down. There are even apartment and condo buildings 0:07:58.200 --> 0:08:00.960 building in similar technologies. I mean, let's face it, the 0:08:00.960 --> 0:08:03.560 delivery thing is only going to get bigger, and to 0:08:03.560 --> 0:08:06.000 be able to get regular stuff, expensive stuff, and even 0:08:06.040 --> 0:08:08.960 cold stuff just takes the stress out of online ordering. 0:08:09.160 --> 0:08:11.160 Just want to say a quick thanks to everyone who 0:08:11.240 --> 0:08:13.440 has purchased a copy of my book, and boy there 0:08:13.480 --> 0:08:15.440 are a lot of you. Thank you so much for 0:08:15.480 --> 0:08:18.000 the support. It's called one hundred and one handy tech 0:08:18.040 --> 0:08:20.480 tips for the iPhone. If you're finding any of my 0:08:20.560 --> 0:08:24.400 book helpful, useful in enlightening, whatever, I would love a 0:08:24.440 --> 0:08:27.480 review on Amazon. It really helps, so thanks so much 0:08:27.480 --> 0:08:29.520 in advance for that. It only takes a second and 0:08:29.560 --> 0:08:32.000 it really helps other buyers of the book. 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