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A chip that detects micro movements without a camera Feature
The Soli sensor was introduced in the Pixel 4 smartphone GBO Correspondent
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nnovation unlocks many new ways for companies to capture new markets, onboard new users, and in turn, improve their bottom lines. And this is why like every year, there was a usual fanfare at the Mobile World Congress event recently held in Barcelona which showcased path breaking innovations. A vivid example is a Metaverse, a whole new virtual world where things work beyond imagination. Apart from this, applications powered by AI (Artificial Intelligence), IoT (Internet of Things), and other emerging technologies surprise us at regular intervals and indicate a more tech-enabled
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future. In this line, Google has introduced a new technology that can read body language without needing any cameras, and it's called Google's Soli. Essentially the chip is a purposebuilt chip that tracks body motion at a microscopic scale, with unmatched accuracy making use of a miniature radar to track the movement of the human body in real-time. The chip can track submillimeter motion, no matter how swift it is, with high precision. The size of the chip is just 8 x 10 mm, and it puts a sensor and antenna array together in a single device, which makes sure that this chip can be included in the smallest devices. Since it comprises no moving parts, the energy consumption of this chip is comparatively low. This aspect makes Google's Soli chip the most preferred choice for all upcoming flagship device makers.
