Samsung Launches Smart TVs With Gestures, Voice Control

[Guest]

Samsung has launched 36 new LED TV as well as 13 LED models, in addition to five new Blu-ray players and three new home theater sound systems.

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[amk-aka-Phantom]

Beat Apple to it, I guess

Just don't turn into the thing you're hunting, Samsung, and it'll be fine.

 

[gokanis]

Great, now my television can monitor what I do.... no thanks. I will know it is doomsday when it starts singing daisy.

 

[del35]

3 years ago I was of the impression that tv would go the way of oxcarts.

 

[house70]

So, the best way to annoy the people in the same room is to wave your hand at the screen? Keep changing icons/apps, even channels?
I prefer using a good old remote; if the gesture-based tech is only applied in the apps interface, then it should not be too intrusive, otherwise you end up with a mess.
Best thing about these TVs is the thin bezel; overall the design is just great.

 

[amk-aka-Phantom]

[citation][nom]house70[/nom]So, the best way to annoy the people in the same room is to wave your hand at the screen? Keep changing icons/apps, even channels? I prefer using a good old remote; if the gesture-based tech is only applied in the apps interface, then it should not be too intrusive, otherwise you end up with a mess. Best thing about these TVs is the thin bezel; overall the design is just great.[/citation]

I have a universal remote in my mp3 player, so your argument about annoying is invalid... you can install similar software on almost any IrDA-enabled device.

 

[vertigo_2000]

[citation][nom]del35[/nom]3 years ago I was of the impression that tv would go the way of oxcarts.[/citation]
They probably would have if the TV manufacturers didn't have the foresight to realize that they would either need to adapt or become extinct. TV's have come a long way in the last 10 years.

I just hope that dual core processor is adequate. I have an LG 55LW5700 with some "Smart" apps and they all run like molasses up hill. Next to useless IMO.

 

[COLGeek]

Sounds like a "big" Samsung Galaxy Note. It should be great!

 

[burnley14]

Gah! How do they not get it? I don't want all this superfluous crap on my TV, I just want it to be bigger, thinner, cheaper, use less power, and higher resolution. Don't throw all these extra "features" in that nobody is going to use after owning it for two weeks. They're all gimmicks.

 

[TeraMedia]

Definitely not the right TV for a sports bar...

I still wish the designers would learn to allow for customized names for these things. I'd get so tired of saying, "Hi TV" to make it listen to commands. Nevermind what happens when you have 3 similar devices in the same room...

 

[frank_drebin]

The dude doesn't know what lemur is. Awkward ...

 

[bhaberle]

[citation][nom]burnley14[/nom]Gah! How do they not get it? I don't want all this superfluous crap on my TV, I just want it to be bigger, thinner, cheaper, use less power, and higher resolution. Don't throw all these extra "features" in that nobody is going to use after owning it for two weeks. They're all gimmicks.[/citation]

That is why there are different models in their lineup. This is their high end models =]

What I really wouldve liked to of seen would be 5k resolution. that would've sold me at that price

 

[AIstudio]

I dread to think what sort of gesture you would have to make to put on RedTube, babestation or something similar .... 8--

 

[dakota75]

It would be better for them to address their existing shortcomings than invest in this sort of gimmick. I have a D7000 which is a great TV but some basic features are missing. For example you can save multiple favourite lists but not sort them. I wanted to create a favourites list that was BBC1 HD, BBC2, ITV1 HD … Surprisingly it can't be done. You can only store favourites in the order the channels are numbered. So since the HD channels have higher numbers than BBC2 and C5 the order is all wrong. Is that too much to ask for ?

 

[captaincharisma]

i think LG has this too. i remeber seening LG remotes that looks like a wiimote

 

[ap3x]

Good for Samsung. I am glad they put this out. I just hope that it does not require that I am 4-5 feet from the TV at all times for it to work.

 

[jkflipflop98]

LOL @ trogolydites struggling in a new world where you don't have your control schemes laid out in two dimensional grid coordinates.

 

[Guest]

I just read at http/www.talktechnews.co.uk/2012/03/12/samsung-ue55es8000-review/ that the voice and gesture is not very good. Does anyone know if this is true?