The smart home promised seamless convenience. What it increasingly delivers is a polished system of gatekeeping, where screens, speakers, and dashboards shape what gets seen, what gets used, and what keeps charging after the hardware is already paid for.
Walmart may be preparing both a new Google TV streamer and a lineup of Onn smart TVs, signaling a broader push into affordable home entertainment hardware built around one platform.
Google is adding Gemini features to Google TV that let you ask questions, explore topics, and stay updated with sports briefs, all in one place.
Disney, NBCUniversal, and others are calling for stricter EU rules on smart TV platforms, arguing that companies like Google, Amazon, and Samsung increasingly control what you see on your TV.
Three Gemini-powered features are coming to your Google TV. This includes visual responses, deep dives, and sports briefs.
After launching on Fire TV, Instagram’s TV app is now available on Google TV in the U.S., as Meta bets that short-form video and passive scrolling belong on the biggest screen in the house.
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By bringing Reels to TVs, Instagram looking to better compete with YouTube, which largely dominates the TV space.
Substack’s new TV app expands the platform beyond newsletters, offering subscribers an easier way to watch video posts and livestreams on Apple TV and Google TV.
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Gemini is getting a bigger role on Google TV, bringing visual-rich answers, photo remix tools, and simple voice commands for adjusting settings without digging through menus.
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Google TV will let you ask Gemini to find and edit your photos, adjust your TV settings and more.