Gemini
9 source-checked cases.
- Plan a food-focused trip on a fixed budget with GeminiEvidence: Article or interview
Android Police's Akshay Bhalla gave Gemini a Rs 1,00,000 budget for a September trip to North Goa with flights and stays already booked, and a cap of Rs 3,000-4,000 per meal. He says Gemini used Google Maps to suggest restaurants and activities in his favourite neighbourhoods, mapped routes and best visiting times, and found hidden gems and beach shacks after he refined the prompt.
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- Plan a solo summer vacation with Gemini (forgot it was a solo trip)Recreated promptEvidence: Article or interviewPartial
XDA's Mahnoor Faisal let Claude, ChatGPT and Gemini plan a real summer vacation she was taking alone. She says Gemini kept forgetting basics, repeatedly defaulting to group and couple-oriented ideas like a romantic candlelight dinner, and tended to agree her plan was great when it needed work.
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- Get a furnace running until the repair visit with Gemini and a videoEvidence: Described by poster
With no repair appointment available for 2 days over the 2025 holidays, a Hacker News commenter filmed the furnace trying to start and gave the videos to Gemini. The commenter says it diagnosed the issue immediately and had them spin a small exhaust fan while the furnace tried to fire; it came on, and repeating that kept it working until the HVAC service arrived.
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- Fix a gas dryer that won't heat with Gemini and a photoRecreated promptEvidence: Described by poster
A Hacker News commenter's gas dryer ran but wouldn't heat. Gemini suggested a thermal fuse, pointed it out in a photo of the opened back panel, walked him through testing it, linked the part once he gave the model number, and advised cleaning the vent since poor venting likely blew the fuse. He says after cleaning the exhaust and a $5 fuse the dryer works fine.
Poster says:$5 fuse
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- Generate a homeschool week's assignments from state standards with GeminiRecreated promptEvidence: Described by poster
Kyle Elliott used Gemini with the state's reference material to draft a week-by-week lesson plan for a 15-year-old daughter, then adjusted it by hand for learning differences, weeks off and her 504 (school accommodations) plan, and saved it. Each week an automation Elliott built sends that week's topics, curriculum standards, homeschool laws and her interests to Gemini, which writes the full assignment list around what she cares about.
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- Shortlist cheap, quiet places to stay for a holiday weekend with GeminiEvidence: Described by posterBeginner-friendly
For a New Year's trip to Oxford, MakeUseOf's Jack Mitchell asked Gemini for 5 hotels or B&Bs in or around the city that were cheapest and not overcrowded over the holiday. He says Gemini shortlisted places factoring in seasonal crowds and typical costs, and he then compared travel times, tolls and fuel or transit costs in Google Maps before choosing.
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- Plan a vacation with flight, hotel and busy-week checks in GeminiRecreated promptEvidence: Described by poster
A Hacker News commenter says they've been using Gemini to plan a vacation and finds it surprisingly useful: it can look up flights from Google Flights and hotels from Maps, and knows about busy weeks at the destination. They add that you have to hope it isn't hallucinating, which they see as safer for trips than for healthcare.
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- Turn a dinner idea into a Google Keep grocery checklist with GeminiEvidence: Article or interviewBeginner-friendly
MakeUseOf's Saikat Basu asked Gemini, with the Keep connector, for a 'week of high-protein vegetarian dinners grocery list' for one person. Gemini created the checklist in Google Keep item by item; he says it was neatly organized, though it didn't group items by produce and pantry within the note.
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- Plan a 10-day Malaysia trip with flights and hotels with GeminiRecreated promptEvidence: Screenshots or logsPartial
Hulry's writer asked Gemini to plan a 10-day trip from Bangalore to Malaysia for two at a moderate pace, low-to-mid budget with hotels under ₹5,000 a night. Gemini returned a decent itinerary and, using Google Flights data, flight options with accurate timings and pricing, but it mixed up the travel dates while searching for flights. The article says the whole plan took under 15 minutes.
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