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Google is discontinuing the Chromecast line (www.theverge.com)

submitted 4 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] LaggyKar 225 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (67 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 123 points 4 months ago

Enshitification 101

[–] [email protected] 29 points 4 months ago

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

[–] [email protected] 12 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Now with AI!

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

[–] MagicShel 6 points 4 months ago (1 children)

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

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

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] MagicShel 6 points 4 months 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.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago

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

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

Or literally just reuse the Android TV name

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