IntelliTechs · Oct 08, 2026
If a dead battery is the reason you avoid smart locks, Ring's hand-powered backup targets exactly that worry. It costs $249 and is expected in early 2027, pending FCC clearance.
Turning the wheel back and forth three or four times, according to Engadget, charges a small motor and a supercapacitor, a part that stores electrical energy briefly, unlike a battery…
Ring founder Jamie Siminoff also sees it as a fit for rarely visited places like remote cabins, where a battery can drain with nobody around.
Other brands already sell smart locks, and two American bestsellers show where Ring is aiming.
The lock costs $249. Ring hasn't set a firm date but expects to launch in the first few months of 2027, and Siminoff says he hopes for closer to January than March.
If you're already in the Alexa and Ring world and you've avoided smart locks because of battery anxiety, this is the first mainstream design aimed squarely at that problem.
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