Google Home products already worked w/ the NVIDIA Sheild TV but at a more limited capacity. Yesterday, NVIDIA announced more abilities for a deep integration for Google Home products.
Now you can tell it to do countless things like play/pause media, display photos, adjust the volume and more all via voice. You can check the full listing of its new abilities here:
Basic Commands
- “Turn on SHIELD”
- “Turn off SHIELD”
- “Open [name of app] on SHIELD”
Volume Control
- “Set volume to 50% on SHIELD”
- “Increase/decrease volume on SHIELD”
- “Mute/unmute volume on SHIELD”
Playback Features
- “Play [name of Netflix, HBO NOW, CBS, Viki, or Starz show] on SHIELD”
- “Play [name of song] on [name of app] on SHIELD”
- “Watch [name of channel] on YouTube TV on SHIELD”
- “Play on YouTube on SHIELD”
- “Pause on SHIELD”
- “Play on SHIELD”
Photos and Smart Home
- “Show me my pictures from Egypt on SHIELD”
- “Show me my pictures from last weekend on SHIELD”
- “Dim the lights”
- “Set the temperature to 72 degrees”
This new update will definitely make the Shield TV one of the more powerful streaming box for your TV. Who’s looking forward to trying these new tricks out?
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