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CES: Google TV bekommt neue Gemini-Funktionen
Google kündigt auf der CES neue Gemini-Funktionen für Google TV an. Neben der KI-Bild- und Videogenerierung kommt auch TV-Steuerung per Sprache.
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Dish files counterclaims against Disney and ESPN over the launch of limited-time passes for Sling TV and alleges antitrust violations and breach of contract (Todd Spangler/Variety)
https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/dish-countersues-disney-e…

Dish Countersues Disney, ESPN Over Sling TV Short-Term Passes
Dish Network is firing back at Disney and EPSN in a legal dispute over its launch of limited-time passes for Sling TV

Amazon unveils a Fire TV UI redesign with rounded corners, 20 app slots, and Alexa integration, and launches $899 Ember Artline TV series with colorful frames (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/05/amazon-revamp…

Amazon revamps Fire TV, launches its own 'Artline' televisions with frames at CES | TechCrunch
Fire TV's new interface focuses on your content and offers easier, speedier navigation, Amazon says.

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Because I constantly hear myths about the good old compact cassette here's a longer post dispelling them:
1. They can sound as good as CDs
2. They don't wear out
3. You can't use a pencil to wind them
4. You can go to specific tracks automatically
5. You don't need to carry around extra batteries
I will elaborate below:
1. Sound Quality
Many higher-end decks can record cassettes on metal tape with various Dolby noise reduction settings; especially the combination of metal tape and Dolby S will make tapes that are pretty much indistinguishable from listening to a CD.
Even normal or chrome tape with Dolby B (around since the 1970s) will give great results; likely indistinguishable from a CD when played in a car or while out and about with a personal player.
Some extremely high-end tape decks produce better than CD results in some regards (for example some Nakamichi models go to 26KHz with frequency response, while CD are inherently limited to top out at 22KHz).
It's true that the dynamic range of CDs is much better than either vinyl records or tapes. However, unless you're super into classical music there's likely not much music for which this truly matters, as 99% is mastered to use much less dynamic range than provided by any audio media format. (If you're super into classical music you probably want SACD or other high-res lossless sources anyway, not CDs.)
2. Yes, it will wear out mechanically but you will wear out mechanically before it does. Please watch VWestlife's video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dgJ4hRHBiw
3. European and American pencils are too thin to engage the cassette reel cogs. (You'd need to get a Japanese pencil. People mostly used BIC pens for this purpose which have the right thickness.)
4. Most (nice) decks and personal players from the early-to-mid nineties onwards have track skip features (e.g. Sony has AMS, Automatic Music Sensor), which allow precise winding to a specific track.
Some decks even did this in the early 80s!
5. My late-90s Walkman has seventy-eight (78) hours of playback on one (1) single AA battery.
Anyway, the main reason why I like them is they're fun to use and recording them is very deliberate instead of algorithms selecting music for me. :)

Roblox-Erfolg: Immer mehr Top-Entwickler verdienen Millionen
Roblox führt kontinuierliche Alterschecks ein, um Schummeleien einen Riegel vorzuschieben. Gleichzeitig konnten Top-Entwickler ihre Umsätze massiv steigern.

Google plans to integrate Nano Banana and Veo support into Gemini on Google TV, letting users generate AI videos and modify family photos, first on TCL TVs (Terrence O'Brien/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/tech/854112/gemini-google-tv-nano-banana-veo-ces

Gemini on Google TV is getting Nano Banana and voice-controlled settings
Gemini on Google TV is getting Nano Banana and Veo support, plus natural language control over picture and audio settings.

EMC's Tattle TV launches in the UK, billing itself as Britain's "first dedicated vertical drama app", initially with a pilot reality TV series and MMA drama (Max Goldbart/Deadline)
https://deadline.com/2026/01/tattle-tv-uk-micro…

First UK Microdrama App Launches With MMA Drama, ‘Dog Dates’ Reality Show & Desire To Repurpose British Classics For Vertical Video
Tattle TV, a UK microdrama app, has launched with a 'Dog Dates' reality show, 'Tramp' MMA drama and desire to repurpose classic British TV series.

Fire TV: Amazon überarbeitet Bedienoberfläche und App
Schneller und neue Optik: Amazon hat im Zuge der CES 2026 ein Redesign der Bedienoberfläche für Fire-TV-Geräte angekündigt. Auch die App wurde überarbeitet.
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Nvidia announces native apps for its GeForce NOW cloud gaming service for select Linux distributions and Amazon Fire TV sticks, available in early 2026 (Tom Warren/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/tech/854688/nvidias-geforce-now-is-getting…

Nvidia’s GeForce Now is getting native Linux and Fire TV apps
Nvidia is launching new GeForce Now apps for Linux and Amazon’s Fire TV devices. It’s also adding flight control support to its streaming service.