Nowadays, there are electronic devices everywhere we go and with them we receive hundreds of notifications . In fact, it is normal that during the day you receive multiple notifications on your mobile, tablet, computer, Amazon Echo or on multiple other devices. So among so many notifications, you might ignore some and this is why Google is experimenting with Little Signals.
Little Signals: Google’s ambient notifications
You may feel that the notifications you receive on a daily basis are not out of control. However, you surely receive more notifications than you are aware of . Take into account that your mobile apps already send you multiple notifications on a daily basis and some mobiles even read the notifications out loud, which can be annoying. On the other hand, you sure get notifications sometimes that you ignore, even when you shouldn’t.
Now, while the Digital Wellbeing feature on Android devices could help you better manage your notifications, it seems that it’s not enough for Google. So Google now has a project called Little Signals, a line of 6 devices that will give you information in different ways .
For example, Little Signals devices can notify you of a few things by turning on a light, making physical movements, or even blowing air . In any case, although these devices look like decorative elements, they can be quite useful.
Note that Google’s Little Signals devices will not only notify you of something, but you can have each device tell you something different . For example, you can set the wind blower to remind you to go for a walk. You can configure the device that turns on a light to remind you to take your pet out. You can set another device to remind you to make a call. In short, you can give multiple uses to these devices.
Now, it is important that you consider that these devices are part of a Google experiment . That is, it is possible that Little Signals devices will not be released to the market. In any case, it will be necessary to see if Google considers that these devices are useful and decides to launch them officially. What do you think? Do you think Little Signals devices would be useful?
