The Google Nest Hub smart display was launched with sleep features. This second generation device from the company gets new technology to monitor a person’s sleep and the feature is completely optional. The smart display uses Soli, Google’s low-energy radar technology, to monitor the user’s sleep. It doesn’t have a camera, but it does come with enhanced internals for great audio output. Just like the Nest Mini and Nest Audio, the second-generation Google Nest Hub comes with a dedicated on-device learning chip.
Price of Google Nest Hub, available
The second-generation Google Nest Hub is priced at $ 99.99 (around Rs. 7,250), and is now available for preorder in Australia, Canada, Germany, France, the UK, and the US through Google Store and other retailers. No information is available on other markets. The tool is offered in Chalk, Charcoal, Mist, and Sand color options.
Features of Google Nest Hub
Google Nest Hub features an edgeless glass display that can act as a digital photo frame. Google says Nest Hub is designed with recycled materials with the plastic mechanical parts made up of 54 percent recycled post-consumer plastic.
In terms of audio, the new Nest Hub speaker is based on the same audio technology as the first-generation engine, however, it is said to offer 50 percent more bass than the original Nest Hub. Users can stream music, podcasts, or audiobooks from services such as YouTube Music, Spotify, Apple Music, and Pandora. They can also be used to watch TV shows and movies from providers like Netflix, Disney +, and YouTube TV.
Other features include Quick Gestures, which can be used to pause or play content with a simple hand gesture. “And with built-in Thread radio, Nest Hub will work with the new connection standard that the Project Connected Home working group creates over IP, making it even simpler to control your connected home,” said Google in a blog post.
Google Nest Hub sleep sensor feature information
As mentioned, the Nest Hub has a second-generation cameraless design, and has an optional Sleep Sensing feature to help users understand and improve their sleep. According to a blog post by Google, Sleep Sensing uses Motion Sense to analyze how the person closest to the show sleeps based on their movement and breathing. Motion Sense is powered by Soli’s low-energy radar technology previously seen in Google Pixel 4 smartphones.
Sleep Sleep also detects sleep disturbances such as coughing and snoring, the light and temperature changes in the room with built-in Nest Hub microphones, ambient light and temperature sensors, respectively.
Every morning, Google Nest Hub gives its users a personalized sleep summary on display. Since it has Google Assistant, you can just ask, “Hey Google, how did I sleep?” to get the information on your sleep. Google says Sleep Sensing can connect to the Google Fit app on Android and iOS devices to track sleep summary along with other health-related information.
Additionally, Sleep Sensing provides unique schedules and personalized recommendations. Google says these recommendations were developed by a team of sleep scientists and use guidelines from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine.
When it comes to privacy, Google says Sleep Sensing is optional. Users can choose whether to enable it and a visual signal is displayed to let users know when it is on. As per Google, Motion Sense only detects movement, not specific groups or faces. Your cough and snoring audio data is only processed on the device. The sleep data can be deleted at any time.
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