A mysterious new Nintendo device has appeared with the authorities.

In the United States, devices with wireless capabilities must be filed with the Communications Commission. Federal Communications Commission Transmit. In principle, this should trigger everything that is transmitted in a certain frequency range. These include Bluetooth headsets, smartphones, and gaming devices.

Now a new device has been filed with the FCC. from Nintendo Presented.Not this. Switch2Which is not expected to be announced until next year. We don't know exactly what it is.

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New Nintendo Device Category

Along with the device, Nintendo has Request confidentiality It was introduced, and for this reason the plans, schematics and job descriptions were not published. In the documentation it is simply referred to as “wireless device“, i.e. wireless device. This at least indicates that it is not a game console (“wireless game console”) or a game controller (“wireless game controller”).

It has a model number. Chloe-001There's not much you can do with it right away, but it does reveal that it's a new category of hardware for Nintendo. The letters refer to the hardware series and 001 for the model in the hardware series. The First Switch console It has the designation HAC-001, the first nintendo ds Netr-001.

FCC documents also show that the device is not body-worn and therefore not wearable. Additionally, it does not appear to have a battery, but is powered directly by USB C Equipped with electricity.

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Interior radar

An important note is why it's on the FCC in the first place: wireless technology. That's it. 2.4GHz Wi-Fi And a 24GHz wave sensorThese sensors act as a type of radar to detect movement and objects. These sensors can be used Locate people in roomswithout compromising their privacy. They can be used for fall detection, for example, to detect if a person has fallen and is no longer able to get up on their own in nursing homes.

The shape is suitable for such a sensor. The only photo of the alleged device found in the documents shows that Schematic representation of the lower side:

This image is included to illustrate where to find the model number and FCC verification number. The housing shape is similar to common 24GHz mmWave sensors, such as those found in Sayed Studio:

Is it a sleep tracker?

Is Nintendo getting into home monitoring or elderly care? It's a bit unlikely. With 24GHz mmWave sensors, among other things, the Sleep monitoringWhen placed near the bed, it can record not only movements during sleep, but also breathing, based on the up and down movement of the chest.

with Sleeping Pokemon Nintendo has a smartphone game that measures sleep. The device Pokemon Go Plus+ It can be connected to it to collect sleep data – but that's a workaround. The device sits on your mattress. If you roll over while you sleep, the mattress moves and the Pokemon GO Plus+'s motion sensors are supposed to detect that.

Motion control for gaming?

It could also be an advanced device. Augmented Reality Applications To enable. For example, it can accurately measure a room and detect obstacles and people so that the content displayed virtually can interact with it.

It is also possible that there is a new form of Gesture control It could be. Nintendo might be working on one. party game Or in a sports group, such as: nintendo switch sportsInstead of using a joystick, you can hold an umbrella in your hand to play tennis or fight with a sword. For one Dance game Such a sensor would also be useful because the entire body of one or more players could be detected.

Just as it's unclear what the CLO-001 is intended for, it's also unclear what device it's intended for. It may not be intended to be attached to a smartphone or Switch, but is in fact a planned accessory for the Switch 2.