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Samsung Smart TV Voice, Gesture and Face Recognition Hands-on

Vincent Nguyen, May 24th 2012 Discuss [0]

When it comes to the greatest in living room entertainment, Smart TV is only half of the battle: actually accessing that smart content presents challenges of its own. Statistics show that a sizable number of Smart TV owners don’t actually use the more advanced features their sets are capable of, intimidated or confused by the complexity of the button-encrusted remotes. Samsung has taken its own route to interactivity, replacing overly-complex remote controls with a combination of gesture, voice and face-recognition.

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KDDi launching Android powered smart box

Ben Kersey, May 15th 2012 Discuss [0]

KDDi has announced that it will be releasing a “Smart Box” to sit under customer's televisions. The box, reminiscent of Nintendo’s Wii, will run Android 4.0, Ice Cream Sandwich. KDDi say that the box will be trialled initially by a select group of customers, then rolled out on a wider basis later. Details of the box are few and far between right now, but it’s expected to provide TV and movie content, and possibly apps considering the use of Android. Read The Full Story

Ikea’s Uppleva TV will be a smart TV, have video streaming apps

Mark Raby, May 14th 2012 Discuss [0]

When you think of Ikea, you certainly don't think of the latest innovations in consumer electronics. Or do you? If you're familiar with the Uppleva TV, perhaps your perception is already starting to change. Originally announced earlier this year, the Uppleva will be the discount furniture retailer's first big foray into the world of electronics, but don't worry - you won't have to put all the diodes and electrical connectors together. Read The Full Story

Lenovo Smart TV gets first review

Ben Kersey, May 7th 2012 Discuss [0]

This time last month Lenovo was taking pre-orders for its K71 Smart TV for release in China, and now the first review is in. The all-round specs are impressive: a 42/55-inch 1080p IPS 120Hz panel is combined with a dual-core 1.5Ghz Snapdragon processor, five megapixel webcam, 6GB of local storage, and Ice Cream Sandwich. The usual array of TV connections can be found too, with four HDMI ports, two USB ports, and Ethernet. Read The Full Story

LG Google TVs arrive late May

Chris Davies, May 7th 2012 Discuss [0]

LG will begin selling Google TV sets in late May, a senior exec has confirmed, with US buyers finally able to pick up the long-promised smart televisions. Sales in the US will kick off in the week of May 21, LG TV’s executive vice president confirmed to Reuters, with the company gauging the response before it decides whether to offer the new internet-connected models in Europe and Asia.

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LG Cloud looms for 2D/3D multimedia streaming

Chris Davies, Apr 30th 2012 Discuss [0]

LG has revealed its own multi-platform cloud media service, LG Cloud, squirting content between PCs, smartphones, tablets and smart TVs. Compatible with 2D and 3D content, the LG Cloud introduces the company's Real-time Streaming Transcoding technology to perform server-based media conversion to suit whatever device you're currently using; so, if you're on your Android smartphone but want to watch a Full HD .MKV file, the film will be automatically converted to suit the handset. Read The Full Story

IKEA UPPLEVA integrated AV furniture coming this fall

Chris Davies, Apr 17th 2012 Discuss [0]

Swedish retailer IKEA plans to launch a range of AV-integrated furniture later this year, UPPLEVA, delivering LED smart TVs, sound systems and Blu-ray in cable-tidied all-in-one systems. The media furniture, created in partnership with Chinese firm TCL, will be priced from around 6,500 Swedish kronor ($955), and be offered in three different designs; initially eight countries will get the kit from fall this year, before worldwide availability in spring 2013. Read The Full Story

Samsung: Full OLED TV details plus “premium range” reveal in August

Chris Davies, Apr 13th 2012 Discuss [0]

Samsung will haul its OLED HDTV to IFA 2012 in late August, the company has confirmed, giving the 55-inch set its official launch along with a new, premium range of TVs. The OLED TV was first shown off at CES back in January 2012, with incredibly narrow bezels, a super-slim depth panel and, of course, the vivid colors and great contrast ratio that we’re used to from OLED screens. Samsung has been coy with pricing, though. Meanwhile, there’s also news on a cloud upgrade for AllShare.

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Samsung admits 3D TV demand underwhelming

Chris Davies, Apr 13th 2012 Discuss [0]

3D TV was supposed to be the HDTV industry's next "High Definition", the technology that encouraged existing owners to upgrade to a shiny new set. That, though, hasn't really happened Samsung admitted today: speaking at the IFA Global Press Conference, the Korean company confirmed that predictions for 2012 3D TV sales is just 30-percent across the industry, despite the lashings of hype. Read The Full Story

Philips: Smart TV has 60% daily use rate

Chris Davies, Apr 13th 2012 Discuss [0]

Smart TV has long been seen as the technology that cried wolf: internet-enabled sets that, while promising the web on your big screen, have yet to deliver quite as slick an experience as on a tablet or notebook on your lap. Not so, Philips co-subsidiary TP Vision says. In fact, of their smart TV owners, over 60-percent supposedly use those smart TV features daily. Read The Full Story

LG Google TV 2.0 takes on future Apple TV this week

Chris Burns, Apr 11th 2012 Discuss [0]

In what might be a surprise move for many not following extremely closely LG's involvement in the Google TV platform, the manufacturer has been tipped this week as coming with Google TV 2.0 to the USA as soon as this weekend. A report coming from Shinhan Investment Corporation in Korea, LG will be bringing their 3D LED TV model to the states in two sizes: 47-inch and 55-inch, with prices set at or around $1600 and $2100 USD respectively in online outlets. This move is said by Shinhan to perhaps be in anticipation of an Apple TV Smart TV set release later this year. Read The Full Story

Lenovo to begin pre-orders for Smart TV in China

Ben Kersey, Apr 6th 2012 Discuss [0]

One thing that attendees of CES 2012 couldn’t escape from was the rise of the Smart TV. Various manufacturers like Samsung and LG showed off what they’re hoping will reignite television sales, with some sets running Android and offering a variety of apps and custom content. One surprising addition to the TV market is Lenovo, who will begin taking pre-orders shortly for their own Smart TV, the K71. Read The Full Story