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Imagine walking into your living room and your TV automatically telling you the weather and your calendar for the day. If this is a future you can imagine, you'll be pleased to hear that Google is working on a new mode for Google TV that does just that.

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[-] Mio@feddit.nu 1 points 3 hours ago

No. I dont want that. Look for something that I actually want and try not to add it to the Google graveyard.

[-] westyvw@lemm.ee 2 points 4 hours ago

The weather will be what it will be, and I already have a calendar.

The TV is off until the evening anyways, I cannot see the point of this at all.

[-] terminator2@mander.xyz 1 points 9 hours ago

I thought this was The Onion for a second xD

[-] DoucheBagMcSwag@lemmy.dbzer0.com 20 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago)

RESUME VIEWING

RESUME VIEWING

RESUME VIEWING

[-] Greg@lemmy.ca 20 points 1 day ago

lol, Google is an advertising company, this will be a nightmare “feature”.

[-] DoucheBagMcSwag@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 23 hours ago

ad will complete once presence is detected

[-] SpikesOtherDog@ani.social 7 points 23 hours ago

I would gladly factory reset my television and run off osmc or something if that becomes the norm.

[-] ReversalHatchery@beehaw.org 1 points 4 hours ago

well only if that becomes possible at all

[-] SpikesOtherDog@ani.social 1 points 3 hours ago

I was referring to running a second device. Running the TV off osmc would rock, but not happening.

Frustrating fact: I have to wait for my LG TV to boot. It shows a picture, but takes a minute to load the OS and produce sound.

[-] d0ntpan1c@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 22 hours ago

Fortunately, Google TV is fairly easy to lock down and has permission management similar to android (because its just android with a custom launcher)

[-] ReversalHatchery@beehaw.org 1 points 4 hours ago

system apps have whatever permissions they want, and you can't remove them. so much for easy permission management, when the adversary is the manufacturer

[-] Floon@lemmy.ml 23 points 1 day ago

I continue to look for dumb tvs, but there are precious few. They're either small, or big outdoor monitors. I want an awesome screen TV that's dumb as dirt.

[-] Strawberry@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 5 hours ago

my LG oled works really well as a dumb TV with it disconnected from the Internet

[-] cotlovan@lemm.ee 5 points 8 hours ago

Every TV is a dumb TV it isn't connected to internet.

[-] ReversalHatchery@beehaw.org 1 points 4 hours ago

Pretty sure roku ones don't allow to be used until you accept their terms online

[-] Floon@lemmy.ml 2 points 7 hours ago

They all have annoyances when you don't do what they want. I want a TV that doesn't want anything.

Say McDonalds to continue

[-] doctortofu@reddthat.com 47 points 1 day ago

I'd prefer to imagine a world in which a multi-billion dollar corporation isn't tracking my every step to sell me more shit, and yet here we are...

[-] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 27 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I remember when tech companies used to do cool things just because it was cool and people were interested in the cool things, and they were making improvements and all sorts of fun stuff.

Now it's all just done for... idk

[-] Brad@beehaw.org 11 points 23 hours ago

Now it's all just done for... idk

Money. This is capitalism. The answer is money.

[-] DdCno1@beehaw.org 1 points 1 day ago
[-] algorithmae@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 6 hours ago

There was a sweet moment in the mid 00s to early teens where cool stuff was being made to push the envelope. Yeah they wanted to sell you stuff, but they did so under the guise that it would be something to look forward to instead of sucking every penny from your dry husk

[-] DdCno1@beehaw.org 1 points 6 hours ago

Was this during your formative years?

[-] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 3 points 1 day ago

It was during the Great Back When.

[-] DdCno1@beehaw.org 3 points 1 day ago
[-] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 1 points 11 hours ago

The tru tru

[-] stinky@redlemmy.com 14 points 1 day ago

No it will fucking not dumpster

[-] comradegreetingcard@lemmy.ml 17 points 1 day ago

I can do this already, all locally, with home assistant. Thanks anyway.

[-] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 13 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I did it all with a Pi powered magicmirror^2^ which I prefer since it's my bathroom mirror anyway.

[-] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 6 points 1 day ago

I just look at what the weather is. And check my calendar.

[-] mrbeano@lemm.ee 4 points 1 day ago

Right, I'm ok with the TV (or local assistant) knowing I'm in the room. But why does personal convenience have to become the panopticon, tech bros?

[-] megopie@beehaw.org 6 points 1 day ago

because they only make some money selling you convenience and they can make all the money by putting you in a panopticon.

[-] ryannathans@aussie.zone 10 points 1 day ago

Radar IS spying though

this post was submitted on 07 Jan 2025
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