Google has filed a patent for fall detection via smart home devices using a radar system. The feature would notify an emergency contact or emergency services in the event of a fall. This suggests that ...

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Radar might soon find its way into more personal technology than Google's phones and smart speakers. 9to5Google notes Google, Ford and four other partners have published specs for a Ripple standard ...

The dream of the smart home is that every object in our houses can communicate with every other one. But as great as that sounds on paper, it’s not very practical. For one thing, it means replacing ...

Before you write off Google's new hand gesture feature as yet another mobile tech parlor trick, consider some critical points about the technology behind it. Ladies and gentlemen, the future is upon ...

Google just unveiled a brand new Nest Hub smart display, which is now available for preorder from the Google store for $99.99. The new device will offer many of the same features as previous models, ...

The FCC approved Google to test a new radar motion sensor technology called Project Soli. Using this radar motion sensor, a person could manipulate a smartphone, smartwatch, or other devices without ...

A "sleep-tracking smart display" sounds like something you might come up with if you were pulling tech product buzzwords out of a hat, but that is the latest Google product rumor on the ...

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First announced at Google I/O 2015, Project Soli is a Google ATAP endeavor based on radar hardware, most notably for device control via subtle hand movements. Whether you’re using a watch, phone, or ...

So much for “talk to the hand.” Now, it’s talk with the hand. Google released its new Pixel 4 phones today, and yes: they come with upgraded cameras, new colors, new designs, and smoother-scrolling ...