Tag: smart tv
Philips 7000 Series leads the company's smart TV charge
Philips have revealed their 2012 Smart TV line-up, pushing web connected online content into screens as small as 19 inches. Top of the range is the 7000 Series, available in 40, 46 and 55-inch sizes. The screens use active shutter…
Marks and Spencers app hits Samsung's Smart TVs
Marks and Spencers have teamed up with Samsung to deliver a new branded lifestyle app to the Korean tech firm's Smart TV platform. It lets users check out a variety of useful tips, ranging from recipe suggestions to fashion…
Samsung Teletext Holidays app lets you browse the world from your Smart TV
The old style Teletext Holiday pages were a mean old thing. With the rain lashing down outside and you at your lowest ebb, Teletext Holidays was the perfect (and at the time, practically only) place to browse cheap holiday…
Strong home cinema sales buoy LG's faltering smartphone arm
LG have revealed their second-quarter 2011 financial results. And while the Korean firm claim to be back on track after the recession hit profits, it seems that their home cinema products are taking a lot of the flak for faltering…
Samsung 3D VOD portal hits 1 million views
Samsung's 3D video on demand portal has racked up a total of 1 million views in just 100 days, despite the relatively small amount of Samsung 3D TV owners. As part of the company's Smart TV connected platform, the app…
INTERVIEW: Samsung's Guy Kinnell on 3D TV and the future of connected televisions
Samsung TVs are leading the charge when it comes to web connected and 3D features. Our recent test of their UE55D8000 model saw us award the TV a coveted top-marks award. We caught up with Guy Kinnell, Samsung UK's…
INTERVIEW: Capablue's Craig Chuter on TV apps and connected TVs
App developers Capablue recently won Samsung's App Developer Challenge, building an app for Astra that now features on Samsung's range of connected Smart TVs. We caught up with Capablue's Craig Chuter, Head of Business Development, to see what he thinks…
Samsung Smart TVs and the future of TV apps
Thanks to the popularity of Apple's App Store and the now-ubiquitous nature of apps on smartphones and tablet PCs, apps are weaving their way into every aspect of modern life. From doing your grocery shopping to finding a parking…
REVIEW: Onyx Digital Stream DPS-1000
Looking for web-connected features from your ageing flatscreen TV? Then the Digital Stream DPS-1000 from Onyx (recently refreshed to add LoveFilm support), may suit your needs for a bargain price, providing you can put up with a few glaring omissions.
VIDEO: Top 5 CES 2011 TV tech
CES 2011 how wondrous your goggleboxes were! From connected sets to mad 3D visors, the show threw up a load of new displays that Tech Digest would kill to have at home. We've pulled together our five favourite bits of…
