It is official, Google has presented the second generation of one of its flagship smart devices: Google Nest Hub . With this new version, the company not only wants to offer a product with renewed hardware, but also with new possibilities, including the ability to monitor the user’s sleep. As it does? If you’re interested, keep reading as it could be your next device on your bedroom nightstand.
The new Google Nest Hub
We learned earlier this year that Google was working on a new version of its popular display smart speaker , the Google Nest Hub. Well, now that second generation has officially become a reality and we know all the data regarding the changes at the hardware level and what that will mean for the user experience and possibilities.
However, the first thing is to talk about design and here it must be said that you do not have to wait for big changes because there really aren’t any. In itself, the first Google Nest Hub already offered a very correct design in terms of the uses and claims of the device itself. Therefore, on this occasion the company maintains both the form factor and even the measurements and other details of it.
In the second generation Google Nest Hub it is as you can see in the images the same product with a base with a different color theme finish. That’s where the speakers and all the internal electronics that will allow the device to perform its functions are located. If you are interested in knowing the exact details of your hardware, this is the technical sheet
Google Nest Hub 2nd Generation, features
Although on a technical level there is not a super important jump in power issues, the truth is that a second generation always implies an improvement. This is the hardware included in the 2nd Gen Google Nest Hub:
- 1.9Ghz quad-core ARM processor
- 7-inch screen with 1024 x 600 pixel resolution
- 1.7 inch speaker
- 3 long-range microphones
- Soli Sensor with Motion Sense
- Brightness sensor
- Temperature sensor
- WiFi ac and Bluetooth 5.0 connectivity
- Chromecast built-in support
As you can see, along with all these data, the one that stands out the most is that of the Soli sensor with Motion Sense . This is a type of sensor that Google introduced a few years ago and that could be seen for the first time in the Google Pixel, but what exactly is it for. Well, to know how your sleep hours are, but also to be able to carry out some interactions without touching the screen, such as controlling music playback.
A smart speaker capable of knowing how you sleep
One of the main features that many smart devices will include in the coming months is to be able to monitor the quality of sleep of users. The new Google Nest Hub allows it and it is thanks to the use of those sensors that we could already see with the Pixel 4 and its Project Soli.
Through some small holes that the new smart device with a Google screen has, it is possible to know without the need for a camera if the user is sleeping or not , if he moves a lot or a little and even if he coughs or snores while he is resting. the nights.
In this way, with all this data that the new device is capable of capturing, it then offers a summary that allows us to know how these hours of rest are so important. Thus the user himself can get to know himself better at a time of his day where he is not really aware of everything that happens around him. Something that could help you change habits and improve something as necessary as rest .
Regarding privacy, there is no need to fear because the device continues to offer a button to mute the microphone and it does not include any type of camera that in a room as intimate as the bedroom could generate certain suspicions.
So this would be one of the main reasons to get hold of this new generation of Nets Hub, in addition to the already known use of Google Assistant and its many possibilities . A product with which Google intends to conquer a territory of less common use. Although having a product like this would not be a bad idea even without sleep monitoring, because thanks to its home automation control options they are also useful when you go to bed and want to make sure that everything was turned off or do it without having to leave it again.
How much does the new second-generation Nest Hub cost?
The new Nest Google Hub is priced at 99.99 euros , but so far only be achieved in certain countries. The United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, Germany and France are the countries that will receive it first.
In the rest of the markets where Google’s Nest products are also marketed, we will have to wait. We suppose not much, but with the current situation it is likely that everything will slow down a little more due to logistics and production issues. Still, the new Nest Hub is already a reality and if you were waiting for it, here it is.