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Google is discontinuing the Chromecast line (www.theverge.com)
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[–] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 181 points 2 years ago (6 children)

In place of the Chromecast, the company will offer the newly announced $99.99 Google TV Streamer,

They're replacing it with a very similar product. Nothing to see here.

[–] LaggyKar@programming.dev 227 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (67 children)

A more expensive, clunkier product, with a bunch of needless fluff in it.

[–] DampSquid@feddit.uk 122 points 2 years ago

Enshitification 101

[–] fraksken@infosec.pub 29 points 2 years ago

For which they will be able to offer subscriptions in a year or 2.

[–] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 12 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Now with AI!

I'm not sure why they didn't just call it the chrome cast gen whatever though.

[–] MagicShel@programming.dev 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

So you could just ask it for anything and it could make it up?

"Google, show 'Ow! My Balls!'"

[–] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I wonder how far away we are from AI being able to create video on demand like that?

[–] MagicShel@programming.dev 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I think overall it'll never be able to create quality entertainment.

But Ow! My Balls! isn't quality entertainment. I'm sure it can create all kinds of clips of things smashing into groins for ultra low-brow entertainment. Probably today.

[–] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago

Shitposting is one area where I have no issues using AI.

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[–] Thann@lemmy.ml 34 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Similar product that costs 4 times as much and has AI features...

[–] Telodzrum@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (3 children)

This comment should be deleted soon

[–] DoucheBagMcSwag@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I cannot believe NVIDIA has essentially abandoned its SHIELD micro console line. My Shield Pro has been an amazing sideloading fiend.

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[–] woelkchen@lemmy.world 23 points 2 years ago (2 children)

They’re replacing it with a very similar product. Nothing to see here.

Like they do with messengers every couple of years.

[–] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 14 points 2 years ago

Or music streaming apps.

[–] lemming741@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

Seemed monthly at one point 🤣

[–] cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 2 years ago

and before that they already replaced it with google tv with chromecast

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