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Last month the Google TV Streamer was announced as a replacement for the Chromecast line and it's arriving in stores today for $100. As part of that, Google is bringing TV Streamer features like the the smart home panel and AI to Google TVs from Hisense and others. A key feature is the previously announced home panel that's now coming to Google TVs as well. You can see and control all compatible smart home devices (lights, thermostats, cameras, etc.) directly on your TV either with your voice or the Google Assistant. New doorbell notifications also show you who's at the front door without pausing your program. Google also announced a few new features we haven't seen yet. If you want to use your TV as a picture frame, the Ambient screensaver displays Google photos and even lets you create AI-generated designs through a series of prompts. The latter is a pretty novel feature, if you don't mind looking at soulless machine-created art. Google Speaking of AI, Google is adding "enhanced" Gemini-created AI overviews (above) for popular movies and series on streaming services like HBO. "These overviews include full summaries, audience reviews and season-by-season breakdowns" to help you choose a show, Google said. Other new features include a new sports page in the For You tab that puts games, YouTube highlights, commentary and more in one place. Google also added a guide for its live TV Freeplay service (previously soft-launched) so you can better keep track of its 150 or so free channels. The new features are set to roll out today on the Google TV Streamer and smart Google TVs from Hisense and TCL, or projectors from Epson and XGIMI. This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/entertainment/streaming/google-tv-streamer-goes-on-sale-today-with-home-panel-sports-page-and-more-140005554.html?src=rss
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The Apple Watch Ultra 2 is the high-end option in the company's smartwatch lineup, meaning it costs a pretty penny. Ahead of October Prime Day, however, the Apple Watch Ultra 2 has dropped to a record-low price of $689, down from $799. The 14 percent discount is available on models with a Rugged Titanium Case for small to large wrists. This includes watches fitted with the Blue Alpine Loop, Indigo Alpine Loop, Orange Ocean Band and more. Apple released the Ultra 2 in 2022 and, despite rumors, has yet to announce a successor. Our review gave the Ultra 2 an 85 thanks to features like its long battery life. It lasts for about 36 hours, letting us easily use it for three days without a recharge. Apple also claims it can get to about 60 hours with Lower Power Mode enabled, a setting that turns off the Always On Display and features like cellular connections and heart rate notifications. We named the Ultra 2 the best Apple Watch for adventurer due to its sizable battery life, compass app, water temperature gauge and loud onboard siren in case you get in trouble. Plus, it can set waypoints and offers the Wayfinder watch face in Night mode. One of our quips about the watch, though, was that it was too easy to accidentally press the action button instead of the crown. Follow @EngadgetDeals on Twitter for the latest tech deals and buying advice in the lead up to October Prime Day 2024.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/deals/the-apple-watch-ultra-2-drops-to-a-record-low-price-ahead-of-october-prime-day-133416959.html?src=rss
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If events in the last few years have felt like a higher power playing Mad Libs with our lives, then it looks as if its running out of options. SpaceX, you imagine it pulling out gets sued by and then the sounds of paper rustling until it says, Cards Against Humanity. Turns out the silly game jokesters own an acre of land near to SpaceXs facility in Texas, which the latter has been using for its own purposes. Cards Against Humanity has filed a lawsuit against SpaceX, alleging the rocket company has been trespassing on land it bought back in 2017. The lawsuit says the previously pristine land has been turned into an ersatz staging ground and parking lot for nearby construction work. It asks for $15 million compensation for the trespass and damage. If successful, it says itll share the win with the crowdfunding backers who coughed up to buy the land. If the higher power in question wants some help with some suggestions, it could do worse than suggesting Engadgets humble newsletter writers win a billion pounds each on the same day in completely different competitions. Dan Cooper The biggest tech stories you missed See the iPhone 16s game-changing battery removal process in new iFixit teardown The Arc browser that lets you customize websites had a serious vulnerability Qualcomm is reportedly eyeing a takeover of Intel Microsoft plans to restart the Three Mile Island nuclear plant that narrowly avoided disaster Dont worry, its not using that power for anything good! Microsoft is bankrolling the partial reactivation of the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania. Those with short memories may not know it was the site of a 1979 meltdown that helped halt the development of nuclear energy in the US. Now, Im not mad the plant is being reactivated, since nuclear offers safe, clean and abundant energy. TMI reactor one remained in operation from 1985 until 2019, so its got a healthy track record too. But I am mad at the reason Microsofts cutting the check: to power its AI data centers! Continue Reading. Theater chains will spend $2.2 billion to lure you back to the movies Anyone for pickleball? B&B Theatres Heres a non-exhaustive list of reasons I rarely visit movie theaters: The cost Not being able to pause the movie to visit the restroom People talking during the movie People checking Facebook on their phone during the movie People making phone calls during the movie Heres a non-exhaustive list of things movie chains will do to lure me back: Spend $2.2 billion to install zip wires, pickleball courts and bowling alleys Continue Reading. OpenAI staffers reportedly taken aback by ominous logo rebranding And Sir Jonathan Ive is working with CEO Sam Altman on a secret project. OpenAI OpenAI is reportedly ditching its increasingly recognizable hexagonal flower logo in favor of something a bit more sinister. Staff members were apparently shown a stark black O icon that lacks the warmth of the existing identity. At the same time, a new profile of Sir Jonathan Ive reveals the long-rumored partnership between him and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is real. The iPhone designers firm, LoveFrom, is working on some sort of AI hardware tool, but thats all we know right now. Lets hope it does better than the Humane Pin, the last AI hardware tool cooked up by a storied designer with Apple on their resume. Continue Reading.This article originally appeared on Engadgt at https://www.engadget.com/general/the-morning-after-spacex-gets-a-surprising-new-enemy-111503179.html?src=rss
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