![]() In the absence of this compatibility built-in to your television, you can connect a third party media streaming player like Roku or Chromecast that has voice control embedded in the device. That is to say if something says it “works with Alexa” you can sometimes also use Google Home Assistant, at least to some degree, but always make sure first! Certain brands are affiliated with each voice assistant although you can generally use with either. If you are in the market for a new TV, simply ask if the model you are looking at “works with Alexa” or is compatible with Google’s Home assistant. Sets that have this built-in capability will almost certainly promote that fact and allow you to control things like power, volume, and inputs. You will need a relatively new television set that lets you pair a Google or Alexa device to your TV. There are a couple of key requirements in order to take advantage of this technology. Now, the voice assistant steps in and allows us to control our media devices with our voice. Then the mobile device app came along to give us even more convenience and control over our media domain. Next in line was the universal remotethat could control more than one device even though, to this day, I still have 5 or 6 remotes on my coffee table. Then came a remote control that may have originally been connected via a cable but eventually became wireless. I still remember having to get up and turn a rotary dial on the television set to access one of the eight or so channels available (that was after we got cable, I also remember having only two or three channels. Helping to control your TV is yet another. Led by such devices as Google’s Home Assistant and Amazon’s Alexa, voice assistants are constantly gaining the ability to help with an increasing number of tasks and projects. TV Control: From a dial, to a corded box, to wireless You can now add the personal voice assistant that allows you to voice control home electronics to the list. Some of the innovations looked at on the show include personal computers, tablet computers, iPods, automatic doors, and cell phones. The premise was to look at all of the unimaginable science fiction utilized in the Star Trek series-that has since become reality. I saw a show a few years ago called “How William Shatner Changed the World” and it was in fact hosted by Canadian icon William Shatner of Star Trek fame.
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