Jennifer Pattison Tuohy

Senior Reviewer, Smart Home

Jennifer Pattison Tuohy (aka Jen) writes about all things smart home, home automation, and connected tech for The Verge. A journalist for three decades, she has covered the smart home since 2013, writing for The New York Times: Wirecutter, Dwell, Wired, The Ambient, BBC Science Focus, and US News & World Report, among others. She joined The Verge in 2021, and now tests everything from robot vacuums, video doorbells, and smart locks to connected chicken coops and smart ovens. She’s an expert on the Matter smart home standard and is passionate about the connected kitchen and home energy management. She started her career on London’s Fleet Street with The Daily Telegraph newspaper before moving to Sun Valley, Idaho, where she worked in local news for ten years. She now lives in Charleston, South Carolina, with her husband, two children, a dog, two cats, a rabbit, and several chickens.

Jennifer Pattison TuohyMay 13

Ring cameras now support 2K across the line.

The home security company launched two new products today: the Ring Spotlight Cam (2nd Gen) at $169.99 and the Ring Floodlight Cam (2nd Gen) at $199.99. Both feature Ring’s Retinal 2K video resolution, bringing higher-res support to Ring’s base models.

Increased resolution provides clearer video and better zoom capabilities and feeds richer data into Ring’s AI features, such as Search Party, AI-generated text descriptions, and search history. The cameras will be available on June 3rd.

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<em>The Floodlight Cam is a wired camera with 2000-lumen floodlights and Retinal 2K video.</em>

<em>The Spotlight Cam has a 550-lumen spotlight and Retinal 2K video. It can<em> be plugged in, powered by solar, or via battery. It has </em>a dual-chamber battery holder and is compatible with the new Quick Release Ultra Battery Pack. </em>

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The Floodlight Cam is a wired camera with 2000-lumen floodlights and Retinal 2K video.

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Alexa is moving into Amazon․com

Jennifer Pattison TuohyMay 13

These new Roombas are smaller and cheaper

Jennifer Pattison TuohyMay 12

Matter and OpenADR team up to connect smart homes to the grid

Jennifer Pattison TuohyMay 11

Nanoleaf bets its future on robots, red light therapy, and AI

CEO Gimmy Chu says the commoditization of smart lighting is behind Nanoleaf’s pivot.

Jennifer Pattison TuohyMay 8

Inside Dreame’s wild launch event — packed with products no one can buy

Influencers and vaporware collided with some interesting-looking robot vacuums, a laundry robot, and a rocket at Dreame’s US launch event.

Jennifer Pattison TuohyMay 7

Blink bumps its budget buzzer to 2K

Jennifer Pattison TuohyMay 6

The creator of Roomba is back with a furry robot companion

Colin Angle revealed his latest creation this week: a dog-sized robot ‘Familiar’ designed for human connection, not chores.

Jennifer Pattison TuohyMay 4

Lifx’s smart mirror is now on pre-sale.

This was one of my favorite gadgets from CES, and Lifx says the $199.99 Matter-enabled LED lighted mirror will ship later this month. I have one to test and will be posting a review soon.