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Samsung Smart LED and Plasma TVs get voice, gesture and face control

, Jan 9th 2012 Discuss [2]

Samsung has unveiled its range of new smart TVs, adding voice, gesture and face recognition for a Kinect-style control system where traditional broadcast, VoD streaming and apps can be navigated without a remote. The face-recognition system can also tailor content offered to the viewer, so that children only say age-appropriate content. Each of the 2012 smart TVs now support software and hardware upgrades, too, for future-proofing. Read The Full Story

Lenovo K91 Smart TV runs Ice Cream Sandwich

, Jan 8th 2012 Discuss [4]

Lenovo has launched the K91 smart TV, the first TV to run Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, at CES 2012 today. Fronted by a 55-inch 3D-capable HD IPS LCD display, the Lenovo K91 contains a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8060 dual-core processor and an integrated 5-megapixel webcam, which can be used for face recognition and parental content controls.

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LG Cinema Screen 3D TV packs 1mm bezel and dual-view for gaming

, Jan 8th 2012 Discuss [5]

LG has previewed its Cinema Screen LCD HDTV design, ahead its official CES launch, slimming the bezel of its big-screen TVs to a mere 1mm as well as using 3D tech to allow two 2D gamers to play at once. The company is describing the new frames as down “to negligible levels” and talking up the similarity between movie theater screens.

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Toshiba 55-inch 4K glasses-free 3DTV hitting US early 2012

, Jan 6th 2012 Discuss [8]

Toshiba has confirmed to CNET that it will be launching its 55-inch glass-free 3DTV in the US during the first quarter of 2012. This isn't any ordinary 3DTV as it will be the first in North America to boast 4K resolution, which is 3,840 x 2,160 pixels, with the ability to upscale Full HD to QFHD or Quad Full High Definition. Read The Full Story

Smart TV set to explode at CES 2012

, Jan 6th 2012 Discuss [16]

Incase you haven’t noticed already, the 2011 winter season for electronics have been ramping up toward the jump named Smart TV, with companies coming out of the woodwork to grab this next years biggest hit: living room perfection. Everyone from Google to Apple to Kanye West have been either publicly or quite secretly preparing to unleash their attack either at CES 2012 or not too soon afterward. While Apple’s situation is, of course, the most secretive, their move may be the most obvious: two iTV sets coming in the first quarter of 2012. Google, on the other hand, has a whole batch of partners signing up with them for the 2012 deluge.

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LG reveals first Google TV

, Jan 6th 2012 Discuss [3]

LG Electronics will showcase their new TVs powered by Google TV at CES in Las Vegas next week. Running on their own L9 chipset, the LG Smart TV is a brilliant mash up between Google’s Android OS and LG’s Smart TV technologies. The Google TV will feature ARM-based chipsets, allowing for a reduction in power consumption.

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Samsung planning high-end LCD and OLED Japanese re-launch

, Jan 3rd 2012 Discuss [0]

Samsung is eyeing a return to the Japanese TV market, reports in the country have claimed, with a line-up of high-end LCD and OLED sets to grab marketshare as rivals like Sony flounder. The Korean company is considering launching a new Japanese range as early as 2013, the Nikkei [registration req] claims, seemingly targeting the top end of the market rather than getting mired in the over-competitive entry- and mid-level segments. Read The Full Story

LG previews 55-inch OLED 3D HDTV

, Jan 2nd 2012 Discuss [5]

LG continues its pre-CES 2012 OLED HDTV tease, revealing images and more details of the 55-inch uber-panel set to go on show next week. Having confirmed the cheaper panel late last month, LG is now talking specifics with its 4-Color Pixels and Color Refiner technology: throwing in an extra, white pixel to the usual red, green and blue trio, for more accurate colors, along with improvements in hues and tones through the use of "an LG algorithm." Read The Full Story

Apple suppliers tip materials prep for iTV in Q1

, Dec 27th 2011 Discuss [9]

The rumors have been flying for a long time now that Apple was looking to make an actual TV. The company has had the Apple TV in the past that was a set-top box. The new TVs would presumably have similar functions built into the set. According to DigiTimes sources, the supply chain is getting the components needed to build the new iTVs ready to go. Read The Full Story

LG 55-inch OLED HDTV promises cheaper LCD-beating at CES 2012

, Dec 26th 2011 Discuss [20]

LG has revealed plans to bring a huge 55-inch OLED HDTV to CES 2012 in January, with the super-slim panel using new OLED technology to deliver better color quality and response times. The new set, LG Display claims, demonstrates how AMOLED systems more commonly used in the smaller displays of smartphones can be extended to encompass far bigger panels for televisions. Read The Full Story

Samsung CES 2012 teaser video promises Smart TV future

, Dec 22nd 2011 Discuss [2]

It's less than a month now before we're diving deep into the loving arms of the biggest gadget show of the year, the Consumer Electronics Show 2012, and Samsung has revealed their first dip into the teaser game, complete with a history lesson on the basics of television. This is not the first time we've seen Samsung work with smart televisions, it being one of the most visible names in the game over this past year without a doubt with such gems as the Samsung UN55D8000 55-Inch 1080p 240Hz 3D LED Smart TV. What we're seeing here is a teaser showing not a whole lot of new information, but a teaser leading us to believe Samsung is dipping into the Smart TV game again soon. Read The Full Story

LG Magic Motion Remote Control revealed

, Dec 19th 2011 Discuss [2]

This week LG has revealed that they'll be releasing a Magic Motion Remote Control inside the first quarter of 2012, one that'll work perfectly with your future 3D Smart TV also from LG. You'll see instantly how enjoyable the controller itself is to use once you lay your eyes on the image of the lovely whispering lady holding it here in the post. Of course she's not doing that for nothing: the controller is able to work with traditional pointing, voice recognition, magic wheel, and magic gestures, all of them for ultimate channel changing power! Read The Full Story
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