Gemini is coming to Google TV – now your big screen can actually talk back (www.techradar.com)

Google is bringing its Gemini conversational AI to televisions, starting with the TCL QM9K series, turning the TV into an interactive, context-aware assistant rather than a simple command executor. Gemini on Google TV can recommend shows from vague prompts (“What’s that new hospital drama everyone’s talking about?”), summarize past seasons, fetch trailers and reviews, answer follow-ups about content suitability, and provide tailored lessons or recipes—delivering kid-friendly explanations or adult learning help alongside relevant YouTube clips. After the TCL rollout, Gemini will expand to additional Google TV devices later this year, including the new Google TV Streamer. Technically, Gemini on TV emphasizes real-time voice processing, multi-turn contextual understanding, and video integration, which requires more onboard compute than many current smart TVs offer—hence limited initial hardware compatibility. The move underscores Google’s push toward ambient computing and the strategic value of living-room AI: whoever controls the TV assistant can influence search, shopping, scheduling, and learning habits. It also intensifies competition with Microsoft’s Copilot in Samsung TVs, LG’s voice efforts, and Amazon’s evolving Alexa presence, signaling a broader industry race to embed advanced generative AI into household screens.