Google's Second-Gen Nest Hub Will Watch You Sleep (androidpolice.com) 60
Google's second-generation Nest Hub will be able to track your sleep via a Soli radar sensor -- not a camera. "Sleep Sensing" is the highlight feature, though, as "there's still a 7-inch display with a middling 600p resolution, a rear-facing fabric-covered speaker, and the device sensors poking through the otherwise uniform bezel," reports Android Police. From the report: According to Google, about 20 percent of first-gen Nest Hubs were placed in bedrooms, and the new Nest Hub can only show its full capabilities when you put it next to your bed. The lack of a camera is actually a selling point here as it ensures a certain degree of privacy. The Hub won't be able to see you, but it still kind of "sees" with radar waves. The Soli radar module creates a bubble where the Hub can track your breathing and movement overnight. Google says Soli in the Hub is accurate enough to detect the general shape and position of a person, but not specific faces or bodies. Combined with temperature and light levels, the Nest Hub can track your sleep and feed that data into Google Fit. Over time, Sleep Sensing can offer actionable tips to improve your sleep, too. This is similar to what you get with various fitness trackers and smartwatches that have sleep monitoring features, but you never have to worry about forgetting to wear your device to bed.
Google says the raw Soli data (above) never leaves your Hub -- machine learning enhancements allow the smart display to do all the processing locally to further preserve your privacy. Soli also supports some basic gestures like holding your hand up to pause media or waving to snooze an alarm. Sleep Sensing will be a free feature at launch, but Google is planning to make it a paid add-on in the future.
Google says the raw Soli data (above) never leaves your Hub -- machine learning enhancements allow the smart display to do all the processing locally to further preserve your privacy. Soli also supports some basic gestures like holding your hand up to pause media or waving to snooze an alarm. Sleep Sensing will be a free feature at launch, but Google is planning to make it a paid add-on in the future.
Google Soli radar is watching you masturbate (Score:5, Funny)
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I knew I shouldn't have paid extra for the voice module on that RealDoll...
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"It sounds like you were trying to suck the curtains off the rails last night. Maybe it's time to redecorate and get a new look?"
or maybe...
"We've noticed you're slightly sleep deprived. We'd advise not using a poorly serviced chainsaw late at night. Would you like me to find you a chainsaw service centre?"
But given the state of "AI" used in these things:
"We notice it's quite noisy in your bedroom at night. Would you like to buy some coca cola?"
did you sleep well? (Score:2)
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They need to hear what you say in your sleep to really get those ads targeted at your subconscious.
Buy, buy, BUY!
ads while you sleep (Score:5, Funny)
Leela: Didn't you have ad's in the 20th century?
Fry: Well sure, but not in our dreams. Only on TV and radio. And in magazines. And movies. And at ball games and on buses and milk cartons and t-shirts and written on the sky. But not in dreams. No siree!
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How to improve sleep (Score:4, Insightful)
How to improve sleep : go to bed 30mins earlier.
There! The most actionable tip anyone can give, without an expensive electronic spy by my bedside!
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How to improve sleep : go to bed 30mins earlier.
Improve, not increase - it's the difference between quality and quantity; subtle distinctions indeed.
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No way. The best way to get better sleep is clearly to bathe yourself in the sweet, sweet glow of microwaves.
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If you have sleep problems then going to bed earlier probably won't help.
If the issues are physical then getting a good mattress and pillow is the place to start. Some people like memory foam but it gets hot. There are now hybrid ones that are memory foam with a layer of something else on top to allow air to circulate.
You can also try medication. Slow release ibuprofen has helped me a lot.
If the issues are psychological then the treatment will depend on the particular issue, but talking therapies can be eff
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...and sleep in a room with no electronic devices in it. Have an alarm clock if you need one, but don't make it your smart phone.
Yes, you can use a smart phone as an alarm clock, and you can turn off all the alerts and whatnot. However, the brain association of having your phone next to you isn't good. Use a cheapo alarm clock and leave your phone downstairs or in another room.
Suggestion (Score:3)
I'm sure it will help them sleep better.
"It can only show its true capabilities" (Score:1)
It knows when you are sleeping, it knows when.... (Score:4, Funny)
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Google are so evil, they're trying to steal Santa Claus from Coca-Cola!
IR camera (Score:3, Interesting)
What about fever monitoring? That seems more important. I have seen on GitHub or YouTube there are people who made, for under $75, IR camera + raspberry pi DIY baby monitors that watch for fever, heart rate, breathing and facial occlusion (to detect if baby is facing down). Image analysis is done locally on the Pi so the cloud. I guess it can be used for elderly monitoring too if equipped with a mic.
Google is watching you masturbate. (Score:3)
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They already know what you're masturbating to. They might as well also know what you're masturbating with.
If google goes this far... (Score:3)
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Reminds me of an old song (Score:1)
Everybody knows the scene is dead
There's gonna be a meter on your bed
That will disclose
What everybody knows
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Me too:
I predict "radar porn" soon! (Score:2)
As soon as these creepy things get mass-hacked.
Yeah, and your cheque's in the mail (Score:2)
"Google says the raw Soli data...never leaves your Hub"
Processed data making it trivially easy for Google to reconsititute the raw data, however, is another matter entirely.
And then, of course, there's this:
https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/2020/02/21/new-mexico-attorney-general-sues-google-illegally-collecting-data-children/4834600002/ [usatoday.com]
Seriously...what kind of demented idiot would allow a device like this anywhere near their loved ones or themselves?
Your data is safer than safe! (Score:2)
"Google says the raw Soli data (above) never leaves your Hub". Uhuh, and the processed data? People have lost their minds if they welcome this stuff.
Will it? (Score:2)
>"Google's Second-Gen Nest Hub Will Watch You Sleep"
No it won't, because I won't have such cloud-connected devices in my house.
a middling 600p resolution? (Score:2)
Do you need super HD for this kind of device?
Watch You Sleep (Score:2)