Google reveals updated range of Pixel phones, watches, and earbuds –

Google’s freshly updated Pixel range has been revealed at Made by Google 2024 – the tech giant’s annual hardware launch.

The phones, artificial intelligence, and earbuds have all had makeovers, but one smartwatch update is groundbreaking.

Loss of Pulse Detection

The Pixel Watch, Google’s smartwatch, has a new Loss of Pulse Detection feature that uses AI to spot when the wearer’s pulse disappears.

If that happens, it activates more sensors to see if it can detect any motion or pulse. If nothing is detected, the watch begins trying to check-in with the user and then triggers an audio alarm and a 20-second countdown.

If those steps complete without the wearer responding, a call to emergency services is automatically placed, sharing the wearer’s location and critical signs.

It is the first time this kind of technology has been put into a smartwatch, according to Google, and the feature was worked on with cardiologists, health leaders, and A&E workers.

It is approved for use in the UK, Austria, Denmark, France, Ireland, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland.

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Ahead of these releases, Which? tech expert Andrew Laughlin told Sky News that consumers only want AI “where it makes sense and it’s sensibly integrated.”

A life-saving device could fit the bill.

Pixel got a makeover

In lighter news, almost the entire Pixel phone range is getting an upgrade – everything except the recently released Pixel 8a.

“It’s the biggest update to the Pixel family,” said Pixel’s Vice President of Product Management Brian Rakowski at the launch event.

The Pixel 9, Pixel 9 Pro, Pixel 9 Pro XL and the Pixel 9 Fold are all more powerful than their predecessors thanks to the Google Tensor G4…