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The Google TV Streamer might be the Apple TV 4K rival we’ve been waiting for


Goodbye, HDMI dongle. Hello, set-top box.

Yes, there are some Gemini AI tricks thrown in, and with other hardware upgrades like a built-in ethernet jack, the Google TV Streamer seems poised to be a much better entertainment hub than its predecessor. On the software side, Google is tapping Gemini to provide viewers with “full summaries, reviews, and season-by-season breakdowns of content” as you browse. Otherwise, it’s the same Google TV interface as before, which already provided personalized recommendations and helpful context like Rotten Tomatoes scores for movies, so the new AI features aren’t exactly game-changing.

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