Blink, the Amazon company specializing in smart home security solutions, has just unveiled the next generation of its popular Blink Mini camera. Nicknamed Mini 2this newcomer promises to revolutionize the compact video camera sector at an extremely accessible price. Let’s discover all the new features of this hi-tech gem.
A renewed design for interiors and exteriors
The first thing that catches your eye is the revised design of the Mini 2. While maintaining a compact and easily installable form factor, this new iteration gets a makeover to meet the challenges of outdoor use. In fact, by combining Blink’s special weatherproof power supply, Mini 2 can now be placed outdoors to monitor courtyards, garages or any other outdoor area.
The dimensions remain substantially unchanged, but Blink has aesthetically and functionally enhanced its best-seller. The new shiny and rounded body It now houses an integrated LED spotlight for color night vision, while the viewing angle has been widened to capture more scenery. In short, a premium look in an ultra-compact body.
But the real innovations of Mini 2 are all under the body. The beating heart of the video camera new chip customized by Blink, a concentrate of innovation that offers high-end functionality at a bargain price. This little marvel of technology actually enables the person detection using computer vision, a first for the Blink range. This means that Mini 2 will be able to distinguish humans from animals or objects, sending targeted notifications only when it actually detects suspicious human presence. A big step forward to reduce false alarms and really keep an eye on what matters.
The Blink chip works entirely locally, processing videos and images directly on the camera to ensure maximum privacy. Yet it manages to ensure high-level performances such as clear HD videos, two-way audio to talk to any guests and obviously the real-time movement detection.
The hardware and software improvements don’t end there. Blink has improved the quality of the Mini 2’s sensors to ensure sharper and more detailed images in any light condition. Whether in thick darkness, where the LED spotlight ensures well-defined color night vision, or on sunny days, the resolution is significantly superior to the previous model. A wider viewing angle it also allows you to frame larger areas, thus covering areas such as entrances, corridors and stairways with a single glance. Ideal for home surveillance without leaving blind spots. And if that wasn’t enough, Mini 2 retains the ability to set privacy zones which exclude areas such as adjacent roads from registration. An extra level of control for your private sphere.
Blink and Alexa integration: the power of simplicity
Blink cameras have always focused on ease of use as their strong point. With this in mind, Mini 2 inherits full compatibility with the Blink Home Monitor app for remote management via smartphone. But the real gem integration with Alexa voice assistants. By taking advantage of the dedicated skills, a voice command will be enough to access the Mini 2 live streaming on the screen of an Echo Show device. Watching what’s happening at home while we’re out becomes child’s play. AND with Alexa you can also activate or deactivate the camera, adjust privacy settings and receive real-time motion alerts. True total control with maximum ease of use.
Prices and subscriptions
Blink Mini 2 arrives on the market at a decidedly aggressive price of only 39.99 euros. A real opportunity if you consider all the functions that come with this little technological marvel. For outdoor use The weatherproof power supply, which can be purchased, will be required bundled with Mini 2 for 49.98 euros or separately.
As per Blink tradition, the maximum potential is reached by subscribing to a subscription starting from 3 euros per month (or 30 euros per year per device). This plan will unlock computer vision people detection, unlimited cloud recording with up to 60 days of history, and much more. In short, whether it is to monitor your home, office or external appliances, the new Blink Mini 2 It promises to be a simply unmissable purchase to unite safety, convenience and savings in a single device.
