Google launches the next generation Nest Hub
Everything you need to know about the 2nd-Generation Nest Hub and its latest features.
Its launch aligning with Sleep Awareness Week, the Google Nest Hub’s most notable new feature is Sleep Sensing, also powered by Soli’s motion sensing technology. Simply place the Nest Hub on your bedside table, facing you as you sleep. Soli’s technology comprises low-energy radar that only detects your movements and not any specific bodies or faces.
The Nest Hub analyzes your movement and breathing throughout the night to track when you go to sleep, wake up and how long you stayed asleep for. Using the Nest Hub’s built-in microphones, ambient light sensors and temperature sensors, Sleep Sensing can also detect any disturbances to your sleep such as coughing and snoring, as well as light and temperature changes.
As you use this feature, the system begins to build a better understanding of your sleep patterns to give you personalized recommendations. On top of these personalized recommendations, Google has partnered with the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) to provide users easy access to their sleep science intel. Sleep Sensing will be available as a free preview for users until sometime next year and can be disabled if you are not interested.
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