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Google TV Gets ‘News Briefs’ Experiment

Tim January 23, 2025 1

Google detailed a new experiment for Google TV users in the US this week, powered by both Gemini models and human evaluation. Called News Briefs, the feature is designed to deliver concise, narrated overviews and related videos of top news stories. Given we...

Gemini Coming to Google TV in 2025

Tim January 6, 2025 2

Google announced this week at CES that Gemini is making its way to Google TV in 2025. This is done with a combination of software and new hardware getting added to devices in 2025, which should lead to an improved AI-powered experience. As detailed, 2025 smart...

Google TV Gets Outfitted With Lots of Roku Integrations

Tim November 25, 2024 2

Google TV users are getting a bunch of Roku-related goodies this week, such as search integration and a whole lotta content. If you were somehow thinking you needed more stuff to watch on Google TV, this news should help with that. As announced, Google TV...

Formovie’s Cinema Edge Projector is My Favorite Android Product This Year

Tim October 31, 2024 1

I have been waiting a long time for an upscale Android-powered projector, and thankfully, I found one that I love. Called the Cinema Edge from Formovie, a Mi ecosystem company (Xiaomi + Appotronics), this 4K UHD projector is powered by Google TV, making...

Home Panel Rolling Out in Preview to Chromecast With Google TV Users

Tim October 10, 2024 7

Back in September, Google announced that the Google TV Streamer's new Home Panel function would be rolling out to all Chromecast with Google TV devices. That rollout has taken a while, but at last, there's proof that it's hitting devices. Available to those...

Google TV Streamer First Impressions: The Speed Improvements! And the Remote.

Kellen September 23, 2024 47

The new Google TV Streamer is launching tomorrow and we've had the chance to test one out for the past week or so. Since I don't consider us to have had enough time to complete a full review, I thought we would at least walk through some first impressions on...

Google TV Gets Google Home Panel, AI Wallpapers, New Sports Page

Kellen September 23, 2024 5

To celebrate the launch of the Google TV Streamer this week, Google is pushing out a handful of big features to the Google TV ecosystem. Previously announced AI wallpapers and the Google Home panel will land on all Google TV devices, plus a new Sports page is...

Google TV Streamer Supports External Storage, Runs Android 14

Kellen August 8, 2024 20

The Google TV Streamer is official as of earlier this week, but because the device hasn't yet shipped and no one has it in their hands for review, bits of additional info are trickling out to help you decide if you need one. For example, just today, we're...