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Google Nest Hub (2nd gen) review: Say goodbye to wearable sleep tracking
Google is replacing the Nest Hub with a second-gen model that can sense your sleep habits with the help of Soli. It costs $100 and comes with everything we liked about the first Nest Hub, plus bigger bass and new color options. Is sleep sensing creepy or cool? Let’s find out. Read the written review…
nico tv
March 30, 2021 at 1:31 pm
Early
ICz
March 30, 2021 at 1:34 pm
Worthless upgrade
Fleck
March 30, 2021 at 7:12 pm
Unless you actually listen to music on it and would enjoy the better sound quality.
ICz
March 30, 2021 at 7:36 pm
@Fleck if you really care about music you would get actual speakers
Drunk Splinter
March 30, 2021 at 2:08 pm
That song in the sound test was a banger. I wish I knew what it was
Karan V B
March 30, 2021 at 2:18 pm
If that feature is enabled by soli, does that mean it won’t work in markets where soli chip were not allowed?
johchadow
March 30, 2021 at 11:27 pm
Seems like a reasonable conclusion.
Eric Jaye
March 30, 2021 at 3:08 pm
I’ll stick with my 1st gen for now!
steve m
March 30, 2021 at 3:12 pm
Hearing all your conversations, knowing all your payments, interests and movements isn’t enough for Google. Now they want to watch you sleep at night. 🤣
Daniel Faria
March 30, 2021 at 3:34 pm
This is great news… the old one is going to drop in price!
Wally Tallman
March 30, 2021 at 3:37 pm
Big draw back is no camera and screen size.
Nindu
March 31, 2021 at 12:54 am
then get the nest hub max
Blender Study
March 30, 2021 at 4:30 pm
Thank you for the review update..!! Google Nest Hub is an awesome product. The 2nd gen has got even more features..!! @.@
John Murphy
March 30, 2021 at 8:31 pm
Except video call lol
Techbasics
March 30, 2021 at 5:03 pm
We want a comparison between lenovo amar display and nest hub, as lenovo has a camera
rubenrar1
March 30, 2021 at 5:27 pm
I’m not trying to be a wet blanket by any means but considering what we’re fighting for politically as our rights, I don’t know if adding a smart speaker is really a good idea, I’m thinking of disconnecting mine permanently and considering getting a dumb phone. Right now they’re trying to push the whole covid virtual passport, we have to sign in everywhere we go as another threat of our guns trying to be taken away etc. At least for right now the less they know the better for now.
O K Upchurch III
March 30, 2021 at 5:39 pm
I am sure turning it off will really work…google has a way of not exactly telling the truth…..paying to watch or “sense” you sleeping?…. you got to be kidding me…..IMHO, it doesn’t matter whether it Apple, Google or any other devise……they will be watching and listening to you….
Ricky Raccoon
March 30, 2021 at 6:38 pm
The reality is they’re just not that interested in what we do, unless there’s a financial incentive at stake. It’s all about how much money they can make off of us. It always has been and always will be. I feel your angst though.
Steve Leighton
March 30, 2021 at 5:41 pm
Sleep meta data is the new bitcoin.
The Laughing Man
March 30, 2021 at 6:09 pm
My question is: Why are the bezels on the 2nd generation thicker than the first gen.? 🧐
Benjamin Malave Jr.
March 30, 2021 at 6:12 pm
Dumb.
Ayo Ade
March 30, 2021 at 6:42 pm
Doesnt really seem like there was a major improvement. Especially if you have a sleep watch already. Plus they are trying to charge for it lol.
The bass doesnt matter to me since i already use an external speaker for my nest hub.
nortexoid
March 30, 2021 at 7:05 pm
If it’s not AMOLED, it ain’t getting in my bedroom.
Teresa Fernando
March 30, 2021 at 7:41 pm
It’s unfair on how things have turned up to be due to the recent world pandemic things has been so difficult, This isn’t good in the sense that it ends up addicting the civilians financially in different angles of life. We see complains here and there on social media from different people in different parts all round the world
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CanuckBeauty
March 30, 2021 at 8:28 pm
I am interested but I would need 3 one in the bedroom to use the sleep sensing feature, one in the kitchen to watch YouTube videos and one in the living room just because. I suppose I could take it around from room to room as long as it didn’t need to be set up again.
Troy Edwards
March 30, 2021 at 9:05 pm
Audio quality comparisons over my smartphone (or computer) speakers…why do some people still do this?!
Chinmay H
March 30, 2021 at 10:14 pm
My first gen Nest HUB suddenly stopped working which could be due to a Over the air update, the device shows the google logo, plays the start up chime and then black screen. Display and speakers are working, there is no way to recover or restore. I contacted google support send them a video of whats happening, but as the device is outside warranty nothing can be done. I understand if the hardware fails after use, i will upgrade, but this is not my mistake. I am not sure if i will buy another one, and with that i might actually replace my nest door bell with something else too.
Zathael_in_black
March 30, 2021 at 10:39 pm
I don’t know what a nest does.
But I don’t need one.
CannonKnight
March 30, 2021 at 10:56 pm
Paying Google to track your sleep is an answer to a problem I’m sure no one asked.
Ravi Teja KNTS
March 31, 2021 at 11:49 am
What the heck do other sleep trackers do Mr dumbhead
Ashwin Sethuraman
March 30, 2021 at 11:33 pm
Finally a tech review 😀
db Music Productions
March 31, 2021 at 1:23 am
He sees you when you’re sleeping. He knows when you’re awake.
C. Paul Courtney
March 31, 2021 at 2:20 am
Do you care about sleep sensing?
Thumbs up for yes / Thumbs down for no
Edwin Ng
March 31, 2021 at 4:56 am
I have no need for this feature really.
dean l
March 31, 2021 at 4:04 am
Didn’t impress me plus Google, has become to obtrusive, it’s just gotten plain creepy!
Ravi Teja KNTS
March 31, 2021 at 11:50 am
still better than Apple though, they say you what they are tracking before getting cought red handed
Zackary Allan
March 31, 2021 at 4:21 am
Not enough to upgrade. Pretty boring of a upgrade if you ask me. I’ll upgrade when the bezels are gone and it is as smooth as a smartphone
Edwin Ng
March 31, 2021 at 4:50 am
Sleep sensing is irrelevant for me. I have no need for it. It’s a feature I can do without.
Felix Five
March 31, 2021 at 8:24 am
Not worth the upgrade from gen 1 then.
Camila Genevieve
March 31, 2021 at 10:10 am
The title should be: “Say goodbye to sleep tracking.”
Ananya Gupta
March 31, 2021 at 12:41 pm
Still no camera (keeping it out is not a feature despite their Kool-aid of privacy) and that screen still lags like no tomorrow while scrolling 🙄
Will
March 31, 2021 at 12:55 pm
They’re going to charge for sleep tracking? I guess I won’t be buying one of these. When did Google get so greedy?
Tanner Chung
March 31, 2021 at 2:43 pm
Aw did they take the technology from Sleep for Android?
Hu qjt
April 1, 2021 at 3:18 am
How to detect if a person is asleep or no ?
Christopher Hammock
April 1, 2021 at 6:30 am
Is it compatible with a eufy doorbell?
Fultrum Iccapod
April 1, 2021 at 9:07 am
Paid feature? Are they getting enough fresh air? Who would want sub par sleep tracking from a screen beside their bed?, to focus on this and not add a camera is insane too. Especially with FB Portal coming on the scene.
tee pua
April 1, 2021 at 11:37 am
ジェスチャーについてもっと知りたい
Jason McKinney
April 1, 2021 at 5:38 pm
So would it tell you if the Wifi waves going through your body while sleeping disturbs your sleep? I think not.
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April 1, 2021 at 10:28 pm
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Y S
April 2, 2021 at 8:04 am
Girl you just sleep 6 hours?
NewDrew2
April 2, 2021 at 10:07 am
Next smart display from Google and Amazon better be 4k!
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