Google's Gemini AI Is Coming To Your TV 21
Google is rolling out its Gemini AI assistant to Google TV, bringing conversational AI to over 300 million devices. Users will be able to ask Gemini for help with TV recommendations, show recaps, reviews, or even general tasks like homework help, vacation planning, or learning new skills. TechCrunch reports: The company stresses that Gemini's addition doesn't mean that you won't be able to do the same things you used to be able to do through the (non-AI) Google Assistant integration. Those commands will still work, says Google. The Gemini rollout to Google TV begins on the TCL QM9K series starting today. Later in the year, Gemini will arrive on the Google TV Streamer, Walmart onn 4K Pro, 2025 Hisense U7, U8, and UX models, and 2025 TCL QM7K, QM8K, and X11K models. More functionality will be added over time.
A1? In my TV? It's more common than you think. (Score:3)
I was just thinking how I wish I could give more personal information to google. I'm glad they are helping me solve that problem.
So that's why they killed chromecast... (Score:3)
Not my TV (Score:5, Insightful)
Re:Not my TV (Score:4, Insightful)
Same here. I use an older free to me 55" TV (an old curved Samsung) that never connects to a network. That's connected to an HTPC I built that in turn uses Kodi to access my NAS. No Google needed ... ever.
Good luck. (Score:3)
I wish all the luck to Google - to locate my TV in a landfill (or a recycling yard) where I have sent it to several years ago.
I don't think so... (Score:3)
Old TVs, working perfectly well and not plugged or wirelessly connected into the network.
One that most people would've tossed, I dug into and repaired. (Repair is what we used to do, kids, when it was cheaper to fix a satisfying product than to trash it and buy whatever Zuck, Google, Microsoft, Apple, Open AI et al wanted you to cram down your own throat.)
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I only a few months ago replaced my Panasonic 50" "dumb" TV, because it had developed a few "lines" down the image and was starting to crap out. I had that thing for 15 years. Replaced it with a 65" samsung TV.
Boy that thing pisses me off. If I fall asleep watching a movie I'll get woken up to some dickhead ranting on SkyTV about immigrants, or whatever the hell "Samsung TV+" is about. Oh and apparently there is a wallpaper subscription. I've managed to remove a bunch of the crapware apps and boy does it co
Re: I don't think so... (Score:2)
Can't you just unplug it from the network, or block it at the router?
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The problem is that these days streaming is how you watch TV.
I think the only option is to get a dumb screen without receiver: like what is used for signage and conference rooms, and use external "cable boxes" for the channels you need.
Re: I don't think so... (Score:2)
Both of our TVs would take a network connection - we just don't use them. We stream with apps on the PS3, PS4, a Mac HTPC or from a phone. That or (rarely) watch OTA or from MythTV.
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I bought a hisense tv. On boot up I was asked if I would like google TV or not. I selected not. Now it is just a collection of HDMI ports that I can hook whatever I'd like to. In my case I use an AppleTV. Works great.
Oh no! (Score:2)
An Android upgrade of my introduced Gemini on my phone which made Voice commands slow like molasses (and slows down the phone too)
Is it possible to excise just Gemini from a phone?
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It's possible to get rid of it on Samsung Galaxy S and Galaxy FE phones, at least with Australian firmware. I don't know about other phones or regional firmware.
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NOPE..... (Score:2)
Coming FOR Your TV (Score:2)
That should be the right title.
Why? (Score:2)