Last year, Amazon announced the Ring Always Home Cam, an indoor security camera that's a drone flying inside your home. If you are interested in having this drone protect your house, you can now apply for an invitation to preorder it today on Amazon.
As announced during Amazon's hardware event, the Ring Always Home Cam will ship sometime later this year and will retail for $249.99. The Ring Always Home Cam is designed to keep tabs on activity going on inside your home without the need to having multiple cameras set up inside your house.
The Ring Always Home Cam features a built-in LED that automatically lights activate when flying at night or in areas with low light while the footage is captured in 1080p video. The drone is designed to only record footage when flying and when it is not in use, it will sit in a charging dock that covers the lens.
Amazon notes that the Always Home Cam is designed for a single floor, so if you live in a home with many stairs like a townhouse and were hoping to have the drone cover the entire inside of your home, this might not be the purchase for you. The Always Home Cam is also not designed to fly for extended periods with a battery life of only five minutes before it requires a charge.
The Always Home Cam is currently accepting applications to purchase on Amazon's website. The company notes that this "limited-release" period will bring in invited customers to help shape the experience and provide Amazon with feedback on the features the camera comes equipped with. The invitations themselves will be sent out on a rolling basis, with those selected will receive an email inviting them to check out the Always Home Cam.
Taylor is the Associate Tech Editor at IGN. You can follow her on Twitter @TayNixster.