Mike gets an early look at how Google will add Gemini AI to its Google TV platform later this year. Gemini will let you use your TV virtually hands-free, especially when Google TV sets from TCL and Hisense arrive towards the end of 2025.
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00:00Google is adding Gemini AI to its smart TV platform, so you'll be able to do a
00:04lot more with your TV than just watching movies.
00:12So in order to save energy, the Google TV, while it's always on, turns the screen
00:17off when you're not in the room. For example, right now we're outside of its
00:21detection zone, so the screen is off. But I'm going to move a little bit closer,
00:25about here, and it should turn on, we'll see a little screen saver, it'll pop up
00:32like that. It'll show artwork or whatever you want, sort of an as an ambient mode.
00:36I'm going to move a little bit closer now, and once I get into this range, now it's
00:44going to show more actionable advice, such as your calendar, the weather, maybe some
00:48footage from your security cameras, and maybe some other photos and things too.
00:52Thanks to the built-in microphones in the TV, you'll be able to interact with Google
00:56directly without ever picking up the remote. So for example, you can ask it for
01:01the weather, change channels, or look up information on shows that you might want
01:06to watch. For example, you might be able to say, show me movies about dinosaurs, and
01:12it'll provide you a list, and then you could narrow that down further by saying, I
01:15like Jurassic Park. What are movies like it I can watch with my kids? So it'll further
01:20call that down for you to show you maybe age-appropriate content. One of the new
01:25features that's coming to this interface is a news brief. If you ask it for today's
01:31top stories, Google will provide you recaps of the top stories from a variety of
01:37reputable news sources. You can also use the TV for educational content. For example,
01:43you could ask Gemini to explain the solar system to a third grader, and then it'll bring up
01:49not only a response in Gemini, but also relevant YouTube clips that might explain various planets in
01:56language that a kid could understand. As with the current Google TV streamer, this one will
02:02also integrate with smart home devices. So for example, if someone rings your video doorbell,
02:08you'll get a picture of it on the screen itself, and then you'll be able to talk with the person at
02:12your door, such as having them leave a package or something like that. And if you want to turn
02:17off the lights for movie time, you can just talk to your TV, and it'll turn off the lights, change the
02:23thermostat settings, and even lock your front doors.
02:25Hey Google, let's start movie night.
02:30And the lights turn off.
02:33These Google TV Gemini features are going to be rolling out throughout the year to the Google TV
02:38platform. The TVs themselves are going to come to the end of the year, and they'll be made by TCL
02:43and Hisense. For more information on the latest news from CES, please check out our TikTok feed,
02:50as well as our YouTube feed, and please go to tomsguide.com. For Tom's Guide, this is Mike Prospero.