TL;DR The TCL QM9K series is the first Google TV lineup to debut Gemini, marking the replacement of Google Assistant.
The TVs include an Ambient Display mode powered by a presence sensor, automatically waking up when someone enters the room.
The TVs, which will hit retail later this month, are available in various sizes up to 98 inches and with top-tier specs like HDR6500 brightness and LD6000 local dimming zones.
Gemini on Google TV devices was first announced at CES 2025. It promised to replace Google Assistant and offer content recommendations based on your interactions using natural language. At The Android Show in May, Google mentioned that Gemini for Google TV will roll out first to TCL TVs later in the year. We’re now at IFA 2025, and sure enough, the first Gemini-equipped Google TV devices are here, courtesy of TCL.
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TCL QM9K: The first Google TV device with Gemini
The TCL QM9K is TCL’s newest QD-Mini LED TV and the first Google TV device with Gemini and Ambient Display. Google TV’s Ambient Display enables the TV to wake to someone’s presence, show beautiful screensavers, and answer questions at the sound of their voice. There’s a mmWave Presence Sensor on board to enable this task, letting the TV be turned on and off whenever it senses presence in the room. Users can set a distance threshold for rooms with an open floor plan and even change the TV timeout when presence is not detected.
The QM9K comes with far-field microphones, so you can converse with Gemini from the comfort of your sofa. You get features like conversation search, home control with voice, and even support for routines. Gemini event improves media search on TVs, so you can ask questions like “what’s a romantic movie I can watch in under two hours?”
It wouldn’t be an AI TV without some generative AI, so of course, you can create your own AI art screen savers. There’s also an AI-aggregated news brief feature on the TV that can read the news out loud.
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