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Amazon Unveils Fire TV Redesign and New Ember Artline 4K TV
Amazon is launching a major redesign of its Fire TV interface that closely resembles Google TV, featuring a cleaner layout, faster performance, and increased app pinning options, with rollout starting in February on select devices.
Roku's Backdrops Turns Your TV into an Art Gallery
Roku's Backdrops Mode allows users to turn their TV into a digital art display, showcasing various images and artwork when not in use, enhancing the TV viewing experience.
5 Surprising Ways to Maximize Your Smart TV's USB Port
Most smart TVs have hidden USB ports that can be used for various purposes such as playing media files, transforming the TV into a workstation, powering streaming devices, charging other devices, and updating software, thereby increasing their utility beyond basic functions.
Top 4K TV Deals: Big Screens and Bargain Prices
Best Buy offers the Westinghouse 58-inch Smart 4K Xumo TV for $199.99, a rare combination of large screen size and affordability, ideal for casual viewing and secondary rooms, with HDR10, Dolby Vision, and modern connectivity features.
Revitalize Old Systems for Free Using Your TV's Hidden USB Feature
The article explains how to manually update your smart TV's firmware using a USB drive, which is useful if Wi-Fi updates are unreliable, detailing steps from identifying your model to verifying the update for improved performance and security.
LG Smart TVs now come with an unremovable Microsoft Copilot app
LG has quietly added a non-removable Microsoft Copilot app to some of its smart TVs, which users cannot uninstall, raising privacy and user control concerns amid limited popularity of AI assistants like Copilot.
Gemini for TV Begins Rollout on Google TV Streamer
Gemini for TV is expanding to Google TV Streamer devices, offering a more conversational voice assistant experience that replaces Google Assistant, with availability rolling out over the next few weeks to enhance smart home and entertainment functionalities.
How to disable the microphone on your smart TV
Many smart TVs have built-in microphones for voice control, but they can raise privacy concerns. Disabling these microphones is usually simple, either by flipping a physical switch on the TV or through the settings menu to turn off voice recognition features. This allows users to enjoy smart features while maintaining greater privacy by preventing the TV from listening constantly.
TiVo Exits Hardware Business After 26 Years, Marking the End of an Era
TiVo, once a pioneer in DVR technology and a household name, spent its prime years defending its patents in court against major players, but ultimately lost relevance as streaming services and smart TVs overtook traditional DVRs. After a series of legal battles and stagnating hardware, TiVo was acquired by Rovi and later Xperi, shifting focus from hardware to patent licensing, and eventually exiting the hardware business altogether, highlighting missed opportunities in the evolving digital entertainment landscape.
Netflix Launches TV-Based Video and Party Games to Boost Subscriber Engagement
Netflix is expanding its offerings by allowing subscribers to play games on select smart TVs, including titles like Tetris and LEGO Party, as part of its strategy to retain and grow its user base amid increasing competition. This move, which is free for subscribers, follows previous efforts to integrate gaming into its platform and aims to enhance engagement beyond traditional streaming.
Netflix Expands into TV Party and Video Games with New Titles
Netflix is now allowing subscribers to play group-oriented games on their smart TVs using their phones as controllers, expanding its gaming offerings beyond mobile and aiming to boost user engagement and competition with gaming companies.
Google’s Gemini AI to Debut on Your TV
Google is expanding its Gemini AI assistant to Google TV, enabling natural language conversations on over 300 million devices, with uses ranging from entertainment suggestions to educational help, while maintaining existing Google Assistant functionalities.
Google and TCL Launch New AI-Enabled Google TVs with Presence Sensing
The TCL QM9K series is now available at Best Buy starting at $3,000, featuring the first Google TV with built-in presence sensing hardware that detects room occupancy to activate ambient displays, with larger models costing up to $6,000.
Roku Launches Budget-Friendly 150-Inch Smart Projector
Roku has launched its first projector, the Aurzen Roku TV Smart Projector D1R Cube, offering a portable, easy-to-set-up device with a 40-150 inch projection size, 1080p HD, and Roku's streaming platform for under $200, suitable for indoor and outdoor use.