It’s the most wonderful time of the year … unless that package you order or gift you send … goes missing. The United States Postal Service expects to deliver about 800-million packages between Thanksgiving and New Year's Day this year — Tech-life expert Jennifer Jolly is here with some tips on how to use the latest tech to help keep our packages and homes safe this holiday season. For more information visit Techish.com
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00:00 It is the most wonderful time of the year,
00:02 unless that package you ordered
00:04 or the gift you sent goes missing.
00:07 And Brad recently talked with tech life expert,
00:10 Jennifer Jolly, about some tips
00:12 on how to use the latest tech
00:14 to keep our packages and homes safe this holiday season.
00:17 - Good morning, Jennifer Jolly.
00:22 - Good morning.
00:25 - Are you, how are you?
00:26 How are you?
00:27 How are you?
00:28 - I am doing really, really well.
00:30 It is almost Thanksgiving
00:32 and I just cannot wait to be with my family
00:36 and that's you included.
00:38 - Oh, thank you.
00:39 Well, I'm looking forward to seeing mine,
00:41 but what I love up first
00:43 is that I can see my guests before they arrive,
00:46 but also keep my house safe
00:48 if I'm out visiting other family members, right?
00:50 - Yeah, that's exactly right.
00:53 You know, the United States Postal Service
00:56 expects to deliver some 800 million packages
01:00 between Thanksgiving and New Year's this year.
01:02 And another crazy statistics,
01:04 50 million people in America
01:06 had a package stolen over the last year.
01:08 Now, amazingly, we here at Techish
01:11 did not have anything stolen.
01:14 And I got to really thinking about this
01:15 and about the simple tech tools we use.
01:18 And I really think it all comes down to that.
01:21 We just picked ours up on Amazon.
01:24 So we went straight to them and said,
01:25 "Amazon folks, you pros over there,
01:28 help us out here with your simplest
01:30 and most affordable tools."
01:32 They said, "Sure, no problem.
01:34 Starting with the Ring Battery Doorbell Plus."
01:37 This is kind of like that high-tech watchdog
01:39 that lets you keep an eye on your packages
01:41 and your front porch through their app
01:43 from anywhere you happen to be in the world,
01:45 whether it's hanging out with me and my family
01:47 on Thanksgiving, you and your family on Thanksgiving,
01:50 they'll send you a notification
01:52 when someone comes to your door
01:54 or that camera sees a package sitting there.
01:56 You really can see even more,
01:58 even right underneath the camera
02:00 with a clear head-to-toe HD Plus video.
02:02 And you can answer the doorbell
02:04 with a really fun pre-recorded message
02:06 or with two-way talk live as it's happening.
02:09 So I love that.
02:10 - Yeah, and I love them too.
02:11 I have them around the house and they're great.
02:13 And like you said, getting the packages safely
02:17 at the house is very important.
02:18 So what are some other alternative ways
02:21 of making sure that we are receiving our packages?
02:24 - Well, I'm a little bit embarrassed to say,
02:26 here's one that I didn't start using
02:29 until about three months ago.
02:31 It's called Amazon Key in Garage Delivery.
02:34 Now, this is a fantastic way to protect everything,
02:37 not just from would-be thieves or a pesky raccoon or two,
02:40 that's actually happened to us,
02:41 but also from stormy weather.
02:44 Your package is the key that opens the garage door.
02:48 So that driver pulls up, scans the address,
02:51 and they get one-time verified access to open the door
02:54 and tuck your package safely inside.
02:56 Setting it up, super simple.
02:58 And I'm not just saying that, for real, it's really simple.
03:00 You just pair your smart garage door.
03:02 It already works with most smart garage doors out there.
03:05 You pair that to Amazon Key in the app, toggle on,
03:10 and then when you get ready to check out,
03:11 you just select in Garage Delivery.
03:14 Like, seriously, that's it.
03:16 No more waiting around for delivery.
03:18 This is exclusive to Prime members, ineligible zip codes,
03:22 which I feel like is pretty much all of us right now, right?
03:25 All the Prime perks, gotta take advantage of those.
03:29 - I like that because a lot of people have returned back
03:31 to the office and they're still used to being home
03:33 when the packages come.
03:34 This is a great way to make sure
03:36 they get them in there safe.
03:36 I love it.
03:37 So it's awesome.
03:38 All right, what other tips do you have for us?
03:40 - Well, you know, it used to be a super, like,
03:45 lifestyles of the rich and famous
03:46 to have a custom security system in your home.
03:49 It's expensive, time-consuming,
03:51 and forget about setting it up on your own, right?
03:53 Well, no, that's wrong.
03:55 Not anymore.
03:56 Now it just takes about 20 minutes
03:58 and there are a ton of DIY options,
04:00 including packages with the ring alarm.
04:03 They start in a five-piece package,
04:05 go all the way up to 10 pieces and more.
04:08 No hard wiring.
04:10 If you can follow a recipe for cooking,
04:13 you can set one of these up by yourself.
04:15 You just connect it to wifi through an app
04:17 on your mobile device.
04:18 And then you can add on the layers that you want,
04:20 like professional 24/7 monitoring, no contract.
04:24 It's about 20 bucks a month or $200 a year.
04:28 You can keep adding even more layers,
04:30 like glass break sensors, freeze and flood sensors,
04:34 pretty much everything you need
04:36 whenever you're away from home.
04:38 One of my favorites of their new devices,
04:40 this is their latest Stick Up Cam Pro.
04:42 This lets you monitor everything in and around your house.
04:45 Super handy, all new, flexible, weather-resistant camera.
04:50 This adds 3D motion detection,
04:52 so you can follow people's paths on and off your property
04:56 and get that full bird's eye view
04:57 to see more of what's going on.
04:59 No wires.
05:00 You can pretty much put it anywhere.
05:02 And of course it works with all the other ring devices too.
05:05 I love when all of these gadgets play nicely
05:07 in the sandbox together.
05:09 And I also like when it's just simple.
05:11 You just go to one place, get everything you need.
05:14 Really inexpensive.
05:15 There's a ton of Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals.
05:18 I mean, just can't ask for anything more at this point.
05:20 - Jennifer, I love that you literally like have made me
05:24 want to make sure my home is safe,
05:26 but also just the technology that you give us
05:28 and the tech stuff.
05:29 Ah, where can we find out more?
05:31 - Go to my website, techish.com.
05:36 You'll always find a few hidden gems there no matter what.
05:39 - There you go.
05:40 Jennifer Jolly, thank you very much.
05:43 And I'm looking forward to seeing what other cool things
05:45 you have for us for the holiday.
05:47 - And happy Thanksgiving to you and your entire family.
05:53 - Same to you, Jennifer.
05:54 (whooshing)
05:56 (upbeat music)
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