Samsung TVs send pictures to your remote control or mobile phone
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Friday, February 25, 2011
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25 Feb 2011 - The new D7000 and D8000 range of Samsung Smart TVs incorporate a "second TV feature" that allows users to send visual content between devices.
Viewers will be able to push Blu-ray, DVD and live TV from their screen to Galaxy Tab 10.1 or Galaxy SII phone, as well as between the remote control supplied with some models.
Samsung had confirmed the service at this year's Consumer Electronics Show is Las Vegas, but had not said what technology it would be available on. The company has now said that older generations of Galaxy devices won’t make use of the second TV feature.
The recently announced Galaxy SII and Galaxy Tab 10.1 both feature powerful dual-core processors and are as such capable of handling the high-resolution video stream that earlier single-core Galaxy devices cannot.
As well as being able to send video content, the D7000 and D8000 both feature Samsung’s ‘Smart TV’ functionality. This essentially incorporates social networking and on-demand video services directly into the television, without the need for a set top box or games console. Users will be able to send tweets from their sofa or check Facebook updates while watching TV. Smart TV also includes services such as a BBC iPlayer app which can stream both SD and HD content from within the television itself.
Samsung’s Content Manager for TV & Blu-ray, Darren Petersen, said that the Smart TVs allow use of simple applications to help viewers interact with social networks without interrupting viewing. Rather than using browsers and complex on screen displays, Samsung hopes that the simple apps will allow easy navigation of on-demand services.
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