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Samsung Unveils App Store for TVs, Blu-ray Players
Also launched 3D-ready LED TVs and the BD-C6900 3D Blu-ray player.
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Apparently having taken notice of Apple's successful "There's an App for that" campaign, Samsung announced its own App store at CES 2010.
Users can download applications for a variety of connected devices, including HDTVs, Blu-ray players and mobile phones.
The service is already available in England, France and Italy and will expand to approximately 50 countries in 2010.
Content partners on current connected devices include Netflix, Pandora and YouTube, and offerings will be expanded with the likes of Rovi, Travel Channel, USA Today, AccuWeather and Picasa.
The service will launch in the spring on Samsung connected televisions and will follow on Blu-ray players. An open software developer's kit is available allowing partners to create their own apps.
Samsung App Store
As expected, 3D commanded a lot of attention at Samsung's press conference. The company claims it offers the first "complete 3D home ecosystem," meaning that they have in their product portfolio 3D capable TVs, Blu-ray players, home theater kit systems and active LCD shutter glasses to complete the package.
Samsung showed three new LED TV lines. The flagship LED9000 Series is 3D ready and is only 0.3 inches thick (the width of a standard pencil.) The TV's remote includes an LCD display capable of showing a separate live TV channel.
Samsung says it can convert 2D to 3D in real time. This may not be a perfect solution, but it may help bridge the third dimension gap until more 3D content is available.
Users can download applications for a variety of connected devices, including HDTVs, Blu-ray players and mobile phones.
The service is already available in England, France and Italy and will expand to approximately 50 countries in 2010.
Content partners on current connected devices include Netflix, Pandora and YouTube, and offerings will be expanded with the likes of Rovi, Travel Channel, USA Today, AccuWeather and Picasa.
The service will launch in the spring on Samsung connected televisions and will follow on Blu-ray players. An open software developer's kit is available allowing partners to create their own apps.
Samsung App Store
3D TVs
As expected, 3D commanded a lot of attention at Samsung's press conference. The company claims it offers the first "complete 3D home ecosystem," meaning that they have in their product portfolio 3D capable TVs, Blu-ray players, home theater kit systems and active LCD shutter glasses to complete the package.
Samsung showed three new LED TV lines. The flagship LED9000 Series is 3D ready and is only 0.3 inches thick (the width of a standard pencil.) The TV's remote includes an LCD display capable of showing a separate live TV channel.
Samsung says it can convert 2D to 3D in real time. This may not be a perfect solution, but it may help bridge the third dimension gap until more 3D content is available.
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Grant Clauser is the technology and web editor for Electronic House. Grant has been covering home electronics for more than 10 years with editorial roles in several consumer and trade magazines. He's done ISF-level damage to hundreds of reviewed products and has had audio training from Home Acoustics Alliance and Sencore.
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Will any of the applications be available for the 2009 TV models? I’m planning on purchasing a LN46B750 and if Pandora is available for that model then I won’t have to buy a blu-ray player that streams Pandora. Thanks.