Wyze Labs

Wyze Labs, Inc. (formerly Wyzecam) also known as Wyze is a U.S. company based in Seattle, Washington, U.S. that specializes in inexpensive smart home products and wireless cameras. Its marketing slogan is "Make quality smart home technology accessible to everyone."[1] Wyze Labs is a small start-up, formed by former Amazon employees, that aims to mass-produce high-quality gadgets at significantly lower prices than the norm.[2][3]

Wyze Labs, Inc.
FoundedJuly 19, 2017 (2017-07-19)
Headquarters
Seattle, Washington
,
U.S.
Area servedUnited States
Founder(s)
  • Dave Crosby
  • Elana Fishman
  • Dongsheng Song
  • Yun Zhang
Products
Employees30
URLwww.wyze.com

History

Wyze began when four former Amazon engineers came together to create an inexpensive camera.[1] One of the founders, Dave Crosby, was frustrated with the current expensive camera offerings and wanted to offer a more inexpensive product than smart cameras on the market at the time.

The company was incorporated on July 19, 2017.[4] On January 31, 2019, Wyze announced a $20 million investment from Norwest Venture Partners.[5]

In December 2019, the company acknowledged that a server leak had exposed the details of roughly 2.4 million customers.[6] The company's response included logging all users out of their accounts, requiring all users to reauthenticate.[7]

Products
  • Wyze Cam - The original Wyzecam (V1), which was announced on August 19, 2017, provided a then superior 14 days of free cloud storage via Amazon Web Services with the ability to insert a SD card for continuous storage.[8] V2 was released to the public for pre orders on February, 2018. It offered a better camera sensor for improved day and night vision, better audio quality (including two-way audio), and motion-tagging.[9]
WyzeCam V2
  • Wyze Cam Pan - Wyze's third product was announced on May 30, 2018. The WyzeCam Pan captures 1080p video at 15fps, has an 8x digital zoom, and a 120-degree field of view.[10]
  • Wyze Sense - Wyze labs' security lineup also includes motion, contact, and door sensors. The sensors are connected to the internet through a bridge, which can manage up to 100 sensors, is powered by the WyzeCam V2 or Pan; the sensors run on replaceable button-cell batteries.[11][12][13]
  • Wyze Bulb - Wyze released the Wyze Bulb, a smart-lighting product, on July 17, 2019.[14]
  • Wyze Plug - Wyze released the Wyze Plug on September 24, 2019; it enables appliances to be turned on with the Wyze app or using voice control.[15]
  • Wyze Lock - Wyze released the Wyze Lock for early access on December 3, 2019 was sold out 5000 within 10 hours.
  • Wyze Band - Wyze released the Wyze Band for early access on March 24, 2020.[16]
  • Wyze Scale - Wyze released the Wyze Scale for early access on March 24, 2020.[17]

See also

References
  1. "Our Story". Wyze. Retrieved 2019-07-21.
  2. "WyzeCam v2 Smart Home Security Camera Review". Gear Patrol. Retrieved 2019-07-08.
  3. Farhad Manjoo (6 December 2017). "The Hidden Player Spurring a Wave of Cheap Consumer Devices". NYT. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  4. "Bloomberg - Wyze Labs, Inc. - Company Profile". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2019-07-21.
  5. "Smart home camera maker Wyze Labs raises $20M after startup finds success with low-cost WyzeCam". GeekWire. 2019-01-04. Retrieved 2019-07-21.
  6. Cimpanu, Catalin. "IoT vendor Wyze confirms server leak". ZDNet. Retrieved 2019-12-29.
  7. Wang, Jules (2019-12-27). "Privacy scare leads Wyze to unpair all devices from Google Assistant and Alexa, you'll need to add them back". Android Police. Retrieved 2019-12-29.
  8. Cipriani, Jason. "7 tips and trick for the $20 Wyze Cam". CNET. Retrieved 2019-07-08.
  9. Hartmans, Avery (2018-06-07). "What it's like to use Wyze Cam, the $20 home security camera trying to take on Amazon and Nest". Business Insider. Retrieved 2019-07-08.
  10. Delaney, John R. (November 14, 2018). "Wyze Cam Pan". PCMAG. Retrieved 2019-07-08.
  11. "Wyze Sense Starter Kit review". www.digitaltrends.com. Retrieved 2019-07-09.
  12. "Wyze Sense review: This $20 sensor system is a steal for security DIYers". TechHive. 2019-05-13. Retrieved 2019-07-09.
  13. Broida, Rick. "Wyze Cam's new friend: The $20 Wyze Sense security kit". CNET. Retrieved 2019-07-09.
  14. "Wyze Bulb Officially Released!". Wyze Community. 2019-07-17. Retrieved 2019-10-02.
  15. "Wyze Plug Now Available!". Wyze Community. 2019-09-24. Retrieved 2019-10-02.
  16. Faulkner, Cameron (2020-03-24). "Wyze's new Band wearable and smart scale are available today". The Verge. Retrieved 2020-04-21.
  17. "Wyze Band goes live: $24 fitness tracker with Alexa built in". Wareable. 2020-03-24. Retrieved 2020-04-21.

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