TWC TV app hits Samsung TVs with VOD access, live TV coming soon

TWC TV app launches for Samsung Smart TVs with VOD access, live TV coming soon

Even as Time Warner Cable’s relationship with CBS keeps the tag “it’s complicated” the cable company has launched a version of its TWC TV app for Samsung’s Smart TV platform. We’ve seen prototypes in years past, but now that it’s officially available the app is ready to run on 2012 and 2013 model year TVs. Unlike some of the other versions, this one is video on-demand compatible only, although support for live TV channels is promised by the end of the year. If you don’t have a Samsung TV but do have Time Warner Cable, we’ve heard some more information about plans for other platforms. The Xbox 360 app (with Kinect support) is due in early to mid August, while updates for Android / iOS / Roku are expected in the next few months. There’s no firm confirmation of a client for Sony’s gaming consoles, but the PS3 is still listed on internal documents, so we’ll have to wait and see on that. Samsung TV owners can snag the app by hitting the Smart Hub button on their remote or downloading it from the video category in the app store, let us know if it’s worth the wait.

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Source: Time Warner Cable Untangled

Samsung teases ‘whole new Smart Hub’ on Flickr feed, CES launch confirmed

Samsung teases 'whole new Smart Hub' on Flickr feed, CES launch confirmed

Samsung’s HDTV-based Smart Hub is set to land a major refresh at CES, according to a trio of images and a product description that appeared on Flickr this evening. Like previous iterations, the software interface will provide access to real-time TV broadcasts, on-demand flicks, apps and photos, according to the site’s image captions. The new version will feature a new background design, along with a “simplified” UI. While the on-screen interface appears to be new, the screen shot is presented atop last year’s Series 8 model, including an identical stand and a built-in camera up top — there’s no hint at what hardware advances we may see in Vegas early next year. Samsung’s CES press conference is on the books for the afternoon of Monday, January 7th, so we have less than two weeks to go before this new UI — and a whole lot of HDTVs — becomes official.

Update: The Global Samsung Tomorrow blog has revealed a few more details, describing how everything will be split into five categories: On TV (live), Movies & TV Shows (VOD), Apps, Social, and finally Photos, Videos & Music. A “Flipping” function will page through the categories one after the other, hit the source link for all the details currently available.

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Source: Samsung (Flickr), Samsung Tomorrow

Angry Birds with gesture controls collides with select Samsung Smart TVs

Angry Birds with gesture controls collides with select Samsung Smart TVs

We first caught wind of Angry Birds impending arrival on Samsung Smart TVs earlier this month, and now the war against pigs is available as a free download on some of the company’s silver screens. Thanks to a built-in camera and the firm’s Smart Interaction tech, which typically help users navigate menus and browse the web, gamers can smash through swine defenses using gesture controls. In order to download the app from the Samsung Smart Hub, you’ll need a television in the Plasma 8000 range or a 2012 LED 7500 or higher. If your TV’s not as intelligent as Samsung would like, however, the avian protagonists can already stage their skirmishes on your tube with a Roku, and come this holiday season, they’ll be soaring on the Xbox 360 and PS3.

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