This year the folks at Samsung have decided to bring about their own developers conference, one made to show the world that they, too, are capable of pulling in masses of users like Apple or Google. This event will be held not at the Moscone Center, as those other two monster brands, but at the […]
With the release of the Bang & Olufsen BeoVision 12 New Generation system, the company suggests that one 65-inch plasma television is never enough – not in and of itself. Instead Bang & Olufsen deliver a full home theater setup – effectively – with an all-digital video platform above a motorized floor stand and a […]
This week Samsung’s KN55S9C model Curved OLED TV is appearing in the USA, complete with the ability to allow you to see the finest in video entertainment from all angles. Of course you’ll be paying a hefty price for this industry-leading bit of technology, especially since this device rings in at right around $15k overseas […]
I am quite sure that many of us have come to know VIZIO as a company that dishes out plenty of bang for your hard earned buck when it comes to their TV range. Well, this time around, VIZIO decided to announce the availability of its all-new connected platform, where it has been dubbed as the VIZIO Internet Apps Plus. VIZIO Internet Apps Plus will merge a best-in-class connected TV experience with an all-new, powerful platform and additional apps.
First debuting on VIZIO’s all-new M-Series Razor LED smart TV collection, which happens to be the most feature-rich smart TV line-up to date that comes in a range of sizes, starting from 32” all the way to 80” in size. The VIZIO Internet Apps Plus will be able to offer consumers with an intuitive smart TV experience, where you get advanced, full-screen app browsing and discovery, HTML 5 app support, the ability to control apps with mobile devices as well as an intuitive app launcher.
Among the new apps that will join the new platform include M-GO, which is the most people-friendly, pay-as-you-go digital entertainment service that makes life a cinch in browsing, renting, buying and enjoying the broadest, newest and best selection of movies and TV shows, while ESPN ScoreCenter would keep sports buffs happy as it delivers real-time game scores and information from a range of major leagues and sports. There is also ESPN EXTRA that paves the way for college football fans to enjoy a personalized experience with short-form clips, while 3DGO remains unique to the VIZIO Theater 3D Smart TV experience, being the world’s first dedicated 3D video-on-demand service.
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The folks at VIZIO have made their next-generation television apps platform public this week in an environment they call VIZIO Internet Apps Plus. This program allows the full VIZIO M-Series Razor LED smart TV collection to enter the future-ready app age with HTML 5 app support, a full-fledged app launcher, and the ability to control […]
Samsung has patched a smart TV bug that allowed hackers to remotely activate the integrated webcam and spy on viewers in their living rooms, as well as redirect the onboard browser to a compromised webpage. The security flaw, spotted by researchers at iSEC Partners, has been fixed with a firmware update pushed to affected sets, […]
Do you think that with the massive jumps that technology has made over the past years, we seem to live in a world where there is less and less privacy? So much so that anything that comes with a built-in camera could possibly be exploited in a manner where it could be recording whatever it sees without you commanding it to. Similar to smartphones, Smart TVs can also be hacked and compromised. In fact, at the Black Hat security conference, researchers Aaron Grattafiori and Josh Yavor showed the masses how various 2012 models of Samsung Smart TVs had vulnerabilities within which could be taken advantage of, including turning on the camera, controlling of social media apps such as Facebook or Skype, and accessing the slew of files and app on the Smart TV itself.
Grattafiori said, “Because the TV only has a single user, any type of compromise into an application or into Smart Hub, which is the operating system — the smarts of the TV — has the same permission as every user, which is, you can do everything and anything.” n a nutshell, the hacker would have gained full control of your TV. The weak link to cause all this? Javascript or HTML5 which remains vulnerable to traditional unsophisticated, and just in case you want to remain safe and sound from your Smart TV’s camera, just place a piece of non-transparent tape over it.
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As much as we enjoyed the decade we spent vegging out in front of the shopping channel, we had hoped that the internet had put such days behind us. Not so, thanks to Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, which has developed its own Smart TV OS, separate to Aliyun, in the hope of pumping even more cash out of our wallets. Developed in collaboration with Wasu Media, the duo will launch a set-top box later in the year, and are in talks with companies like Cisco, Haier and Allwinner to produce compatible devices. While customers will be able to use smartphones to stream media and control their TVs, they’ll probably be strong-armed into buying apps, shopping at the Alibaba-owned Juhuasuan and even making utility payments via the company’s Alipay platform. Looks like we’ve got no choice but to finally buy that noiseless karaoke microphone we’ve been avoiding all these years.
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Panasonic has slammed Japanese TV networks for allegedly blacklisting Smart TV commercials, accusing them of inappropriately trying to waylay the growth of on-demand and IPTV services. The TV manufacturer claims broadcasters in Japan refused to air its Smart VIERA TV adverts showing the sets’ split-screen functionality, AFP reports, with suggestions that the networks argued viewers would find them “confusing”.
The thirty-second commercial, which you can see below, shows a voice-activated Smart TV with face recognition and a touchpad-navigated remote. The set is capable of showing live TV, on-demand services like YouTube, and internet pages simultaneously.
It’s that potential hit to live broadcasts that the Japanese networks are accused of being afraid of, to the point where they’re unwilling to air anything promoting the technology.
Panasonic, however, isn’t willing to criticize the broadcasters too vocally. “IPTV, or smart television, is a new area of service, and we are in talks to create new rules for broadcasting” the company said. “We refrain from making further comments.”
None of the networks themselves have commented on the decision not to air the commercials, which was made available on YouTube instead. There, Japanese viewers have weighed in with their own conclusions, however, generally arguing that broadcasters are waging an impossible battle against the inescapable rise of IPTV.
Instead, broadcasters would seemingly prefer a hybrid model of Smart TV where their own input is more valued. Sets offering NHK “hybridcast” support went on sale in June, with the service itself launching as a trial later this year. As well as showing more program information on-screen, along with interactive content to go with the currently watched program, it will support second-screen content on smartphones and tablets.
Panasonic Smart TV snub sees Japanese broadcasters under fire is written by Chris Davies & originally posted on SlashGear.
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