Great now I need an ad blocker for my google home device

confounded · on April 12, 2017

The output of your device is owned and operated by an advertising company; you need an ad-blocker for your ears and/or mind.

derekp7 · on April 12, 2017

What's needed is an array of microphones on these devices, so they can reject anything (using triangulation) coming from the TV.

Retric · on April 12, 2017

Or just change the default wake up command.

oh_sigh · on April 12, 2017

Or from any human standing in front of the TV.

A better system would be for advertisers or shows to embed an ultrasonic signal in their shows which say the magic words, which google home/alexa watch out for. Of course, that would only prevent unintentional triggerings, so it wouldn't help in the circumstance where the tv show/advertiser actively wants to annoy you.

cestith · on April 12, 2017

Then you're depending on the cheap 2w speaker built into the TV to reliably and accurately produce a 20 KHz signal.

woodrowbarlow · on April 12, 2017

or voice registration and recognition, like siri.