- Gemini for Google TV adds new visual, voice-driven features
- Users can remix personal photos, create AI-generated videos, and explore complex topics with narrated Deep Dives
- The update will debut on TCL TVs first
Google TVs upgrade the Gemini AI assistant with a lot of new features. The company showed off the revamped version of Gemini for Google TV at CES this year, boasting that Gemini will be much more than just a way to search for shows by voice. Google aims to make Gemini a full conversational partner when you look at the screen.
The update is rolling out first on some TCL Google TVs. The new version of Gemini will be more visual and interactive. You will be able to get comprehensive answers to questions, complete with pictures and videos. There’s even a new “Deep Dive” experience for very difficult queries that will incorporate AI narration and interactive visuals.
The upgrade will also help Gemini solve your daily TV annoyances. If your screen feels too dim or the dialogue is drowned out by music, you can mention it to the AI and it will automatically fix the sound or brightness. This alone could be the killer feature for those who don’t want to pause a movie to go through the settings menu.
On the personal front, Gemini will also be able to search your Google Photos library from your TV, so you can pull up photos and albums on demand. The Photos Remix feature from Google Photos will also be available if you want to give them an AI-powered filter.
If you’d rather create a picture from scratch, Gemini on Google TV will also have access to the new Nano Banana picture model, and you can simply ask the TV to create or edit pictures with your voice. The same goes for making short videos by asking Google Veo. These are basically the same tools that you can pull up on your phone or computer.
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Google seems to have Gemini on your TV to understand exactly what you’re doing and help you do it faster and better. For the average person, this could simply mean finding out real-time sports scores or explaining science to your kids without scrolling through menus or juggling apps.
For the most part, it looks like Google wants Gemini to be everywhere, on all your screens, and have it be the go-to tool at all times, even when you’re watching TV. Embedding Gemini into TVs will serve as a test of how well AI assistants like Gemini do when they become part of the background of a home.
Gemini may or may not become the trusted TV companion Google is aiming for, but it looks like there will be another arena for competition among AI and smart home platforms. just on your biggest screen.
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