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- Gemini on Google TV is starting today, which is starting from TCL QM9K.
- AI auxiliary brings increased reactions and free control.
- Older brands and models will get the same update later this year.
To quote World’s best boss“Oh my God. Okay, it’s happening.” Gemini is finally coming on google tv TCL QM9K Being the first model to support intelligent AI assistant. Older brands and models will also be found on action, but at the later date.
Google first introduced Gemini for its TV operating system in CES in January, which had the ability to process the natural language of the voice and provide highly relevant reactions. The idea was that Gemini could not only do surface shows, movies and channel recommendations in TV streaming services and apps, but also handle general inquiries such as homework problems, holiday plans and more.
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Final goal? An AI-powered experience that is burdenless and easy to navigate (whether through lessons or speech) and turns your TV into the final center. Beyond serving as a multimedia consumption device, a Gemini-added TV should feel like an interactive smart hub, a information resource that removes some friction from taking our smartphone continuously.
A demo of Gemini on Google TV in CES 2025.
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In front of this week’s Gemini Rollout, I sat together Shalini Govil-PaiMajors of Google TV, to demo the latest features and learn a little more about the time to come. (I was interested in knowing whether my five -year -old Hisense TV would get the same software treatment. Consumers are holding more and more time on their TV than other electronics.)
We started with Gemini’s browsing capabilities. Govil-Pai asks Voice Assistant where she can see Clash me 4. Second later, a carousel of streaming services that can play the film, appears on the screen, and it is not just YouTube that AI surfaces.
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But this is a follow -up question that hooks me: “Tell me about the previous Despicable me Movies I am ready for the latest one, “Govil-Pai inquiry. This extended conversation with a TV felt different and refreshed, but it was very important. It was just understanding for your TV to know what it is showing you, including rotten tomato scores and cast lists.
Gemini-operated TVs can also answer general questions like, “Can you explain the solar system to the first grader?” Govil-Pai is such that by modifying the question at the third and fifth grade levels, and we noticed that Mithun adjusted the depth and vocabulary of its reactions.
Where does Gemini go from here
After all, Gemini on Google TV expects the user to take advantage of the environment sensor and other TV hardware for favorable tailor content. For example, proximity sensors will be used to detect your distance from TV and therefore will be determined how information is imagined on the screen – the longer you are, the larger and more simple materials are presented.
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Similarly, when you enter the room and exit, Google TV will automatically turn on and off the screensever. “If we want to move forward, the concepts such as shopping with the virtual tried-on are also being considered,” says Govil-Pai.
What about old TV?
Both new voice capabilities will be launched with this initial Gemini update, but Google eventually planned to roll them for other brands and models, including Google TV Strength, Walmart ONN. 4K Pro, and 2025 Hisse U-Series and TCL models.
“Our goal is to backport,” Govil-Pai tells me. As long as it is a Google TV model that has an MIC-equipped remote control, it is expected to bring these Gemini tools to more and more users. “We will update many of them, including low-end TVs, but not all.” It is hoped here that his five at the age of five cuts the cut.
