Samsung’s New Connected TVs to Stream Live Content to Galaxy Tabs and Smartphones

By keith, on February 25th, 2011%

Samsung reportedly told Pocket-lint that owners of its latest Smart TVs will be able to stream live TV shows to a compatible tablet or mobile phone. Both the newly announced Galaxy Tab 10.1 and Samsung Galaxy S II will be able to make use of the televisions’ second tuner, effectively turning them into second sets to watch around the home

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Google Eying UK Launch of YouTube Movie Service?

By keith, on February 25th, 2011%

Google’s YouTube is eager to launch an unlimited subscription service for movies similar to Netflix and Amazon and is considering starting it in the Europe to cut down on the competition, the NewYork Post reported.

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SmartTV Global Summit 2010 YouTube Videos

By keith, on November 23rd, 2010%

Here are some YouTube videos of my keynote presentation at the SmartTV Global Summit 2010 in Korea last week:

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Presenting at SmartTV Global Summit 2010 in Seoul

By keith, on November 11th, 2010%

I’ll be presenting “Future of TV-based Entertainment” at the SmartTV Global Summit 2010 next week.

For many years, the broadcasters determined what content was available and when on the TV. The last few years has seen an explosion of alternate sources of entertainment — IPTV that enables virtually an unlimited number of “channels” and whole-home DVR, personal content, on-line content, social networking, video calls, etc. The downside was that accessing all these capabilities required moving between the TV (with multiple set-top boxes) and the computer. Today, the industry is rapidly enabling the easy access of all the different kinds of content and features through the TV, along with new, innovative ways to find what you are looking for.

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Law Helps Blind and Deaf use High-Tech Products

By keith, on October 11th, 2010%

Hearing- and visually-impaired people will have an easier time using smartphones, accessing TV programs online and using other high-tech devices under a new law. The Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act requires expanded use of closed-captioning for TV programming on the Internet, hearing-aid compatibility on iPhones, BlackBerrys and other smart devices, and other upgrades that will makes it easier for those who can’t hear or see a screen.

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