Pretty cool, but Sleep Sensing feels very much like a work in progress, and we’re also concerned about Google’s hints that it might charge for Sleep Sensing functionality (either some or all of it) in the future. Powered by a tiny, built-in radar, the Nest Hub can actually sense your breathing as you slumber, and it’ll give you detailed reports about your sleep history and quality. Sounds like a yawner, right? Well, that’s literally true when it comes to the Nest Hub deux’s major new feature: Sleep Sensing, an opt-in feature that allows the display to monitor your sleep without the need for a wristband. This new Nest Hub keeps the first’s slim, fabric-covered base and “floating” seven-inch display, along with onboard Google Assistant, an attractive, easy-to-use interface, plenty of video, music, and other entertainment options, and some of the best home automation functionality you’ll find in a smart display. That seems to be the idea behind the second-gen Google Nest Hub, which-at first glance, anyway-could easily be mistaken for the original.
