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• 📺 Google Brings Major Gemini AI Upgrades to Google TV

• 🤖 Alexa Goes Beyond Echo

• 🎙️ Plaud Pushes AI From Wearables Into Everyday Workflows

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📺 Google Brings Major Gemini AI Upgrades to Google TV

At CES 2026, Google previewed a wide range of new Gemini-powered features coming soon to Google TV devices, turning the TV into a much more interactive, intelligent hub for entertainment, creativity and everyday tasks.

🧠 Smarter Voice Control and Recommendations

With the updated Gemini experience, you can now talk to your TV in natural language to:

• Find something to watch based on mood or mixed preferences

• Get summaries or recaps of shows you’ve missed

• Receive personalized recommendations without digging through menus

You can also adjust TV picture and sound settings by voice, telling Gemini things like “the screen is too dim” or “I can’t hear the dialogue” and letting the AI apply the changes without interrupting your show.

🖼️ Photos, Creative Tools and Deep Learning

The new features bring deeper integration with Google Photos, letting users search their photo libraries with voice commands and display images on the big screen. Gemini can also apply creative edits, remix photos into artistic styles, and even transform them into cinematic slideshows right on your TV.

Beyond photos, the update previews image and short video generation capabilities powered by Gemini tools — so you can create or edit visual content directly from your living room setup.

📚 “Deep Dives” and Educational Experiences

Gemini’s answers on TV go beyond simple replies. When users ask about complex topics, the assistant can present a visually rich, narrated overview complete with images, video context and interactive exploration — making the TV a larger-than-life learning platform.

🚀 Rollout and What’s Next

Google plans to launch these new Gemini TV features on select devices in the coming months. The rollout will begin on compatible Google TV models and expand to more hardware over time, bringing conversational AI, creativity tools and immersive responses to living rooms everywhere.

🤖 Alexa Goes Beyond Echo

Amazon is expanding Alexa far beyond its smart speakers. The company has launched a new AI chatbot version of Alexa that works on the web and through a revamped Alexa mobile app, giving users access to conversational AI without needing an Echo device.

🧠 Talking With Alexa Anywhere

With this update, anyone can now interact with Alexa’s AI the same way you would on an Echo — but in your browser or app. That means you can ask questions, get information, and use Alexa’s skills even if you don’t own Amazon’s hardware.

The new Alexa experience blends natural language understanding and multimodal replies, delivering answers with helpful context, visuals, and follow-ups across text and voice.

📱 Redesigned Alexa App

The Alexa mobile app has been overhauled to match the web and device experiences. It’s now more conversational and responsive, letting you:

• Chat with Alexa in natural language

• Get AI-generated summaries or recommendations

• Use Alexa for planning, reminders and daily tasks

• Access your preferences and history seamlessly across devices

Voice and text inputs are both supported, making it easier for people to interact in the way that feels most natural to them.

🌐 Why It Matters

By removing the requirement for Echo hardware, Amazon is turning Alexa into a platform-agnostic AI assistant. This move puts Alexa in direct competition with other major AI chatbots from Google, OpenAI and Microsoft, while also boosting its reach across millions of users who may not have invested in Amazon’s smart speakers.

🔮 What’s Next

Amazon plans to continue expanding Alexa’s capabilities, adding deeper integrations with third-party apps, productivity tools and connected services. The company sees this update as the first step in redefining Alexa as a truly universal AI companion — not just a voice on a device.

🎙️ Plaud Pushes AI From Wearables Into Everyday Workflows

Plaud has unveiled two new products: an updated AI pin and a desktop meeting notetaker, signaling a shift away from flashy, screenless experiments toward practical, always-on productivity tools.

✂️ What’s New

• The AI pin focuses on passive audio capture for notes, reminders, and summaries.

• The desktop notetaker records meetings, transcribes conversations, and generates structured summaries automatically.

• Both tools emphasize ambient capture rather than constant user interaction.
  

🧰 Why It Matters

After high-profile stumbles in AI wearables, Plaud is betting that quiet utility beats bold form factors. Instead of replacing phones, these tools slot into real work—meetings, conversations, and documentation.

Plaud stands out by favoring quiet utility over novelty. Rather than replacing phones, its AI pin and desktop notetaker focus on capturing and recalling conversations. By embedding AI into meetings and workflows, Plaud treats intelligence as invisible work infrastructure - not a gadget competing for attention.

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