Made by Google is starting the new year with a new device going through the FCC. This filing suggests a new Smart Display Nest Hub.
A4R-GUIK2 is classified as an “Interactive device”, with Google previously using the “interactive” designation for Smart Displays and speakers. For example:
- Nest Hub (H1A): Google Interactive
- Nest Hub Max (H2A): interactive video streaming device
- Nest Mini (H2C): interactive media streaming device
- Nest Wifi: (H2D / H2E): interactive internet streaming device
- Nest Audio (GZRNL): interactive media streaming device
GUIK2 features Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and Zigbee, a wireless communication protocol for smart home devices.
In the meantime, this device uses an FCC electronic label, confirming that it has a screen. The instructions reported to the FCC are as follows:
Regulatory information, certifications and compliance marks can be found in the following steps on the home screen: System settings> Regulatory labels.
Today, in Hub and Hub Max, you swipe from bottom to top on the screen to touch the gear icon of a “System Settings” menu. Scrolling down will display the “Regulatory labels” page.
Putting these three known aspects together, GUIK2 is probably a Smart Display. Nest Hub Max was launched in September 2019 as Google’s top $ 229 display, while Home / Nest Hub is now over two years old. Launched in October 2018 and now only $ 89.99 (out of $ 149), it must be updated.
Meanwhile, there appears to be Soli at 58-63.5 GHz. The frequency range in the new Nest Thermostat is 61-61.5 GHz, while the Pixel 4 is 58-63.5 GHz. The range is identical to that of the Google 2019 smartphone it suggests more precise gestures than the thermostat, where it is only used to turn on the screen as you pass.
This new device can support precise control using radar technology. Hub Max allows you to play / pause the media, holding your palm towards the front camera. One could imagine this new Nest Hub supporting similar air gestures to skip / rewind tracks.
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