The newest version of Google's Nest Hub promises better sound – and better sleep. But consumers having trouble sleeping may be more drawn to its new built-in Sleep Sensing technology that uses Google's Soli motion detection chip – first used in the Pixel 4 smartphone – to know how long you slept. The Soli-driven radar does not identify specific bodies or faces, but will watch your movements and breathing, as well as track when you snore or cough to build a pattern of your sleep – and what could be interrupting it. Facebook's vaccine finder:The new tool can help you book a COVID-19 vaccine appointment Google's consumer research found about 20% of Nest Hub displays owned by consumers are in bedrooms. "When we talked to people about what they most wanted help with, they resoundingly responded with'Can you help me get better quality of sleep?' That's what people were really interested in," Ashton Udall, senior Nest product manager, told USA TODAY.

It seems as if all forms of consumer electronics are evolving into multimedia platforms from phones and MP3 players to home digital assistants and smart TVs. Obviously, electronic displays are essential to any multimedia experience. Here are five of the biggest trends in commercial technology currently affecting the display market, according to a report by the Society for Information Display (SID). Getting back to digital assistants for the home and/or office, AI and machine-learning tech is one of the most rapidly growing markets in consumer electronics. Most of the world's biggest tech conglomerates have made forays into this sector, with giants like Amazon and Google leading the way.