Smart TV news stories

We got our hands on one of the most impressive Smart TV’s Panasonic has ever produced. Ever Kiwi household should take note.

At the centre of Samsung’s announcement is the unveiling of its new display technology for its flagship televisions: Neo QLED.

Powered by the Cognitive Processor XR, the BRAVIA TV’s use a new processing method designed to replicate the ways humans see and hear.

With the new Neo QLED TV, luminance scale has been increased to 12-bit with 4096 steps, making dark areas darker and bright areas brighter, according to Samsung.

As a person who has mostly only interacted with mid-range televisions throughout the years, the features of this TV have combined to create a home viewing experience that knocks every other TV I’ve watched out of the park.

“This year we are going bigger than before with the launch of our widest range of TVs that feature the very best in immersive visual and audio innovation."

It includes the LG Alpha 9 (α9) Gen 2 processor, Cinema HDR, and LG ThinQ AI with Google Assistant support built-in and Amazon Alexa on its way.

This TV will appeal to those who want an all-encompassing experience, from gaming through to watching your favourite movie, or following the World Tiddlywinks Cup live.

Android TV is the most popular operating system for TVs – but it’s also vulnerable to many malware strains that affect other Android devices, because it shares the same base architecture.

The update will be implemented through the Alexa app on 2019 TVs featuring ThinQ AI.

It wouldn’t be unrealistic to think they only talk via lawyers regarding smartphone patent breaches, but Samsung has now made a big announcement.

The new Freeview recorder combines the entire suite of Freeview features with the added choice of apps and extra content available through Google Play.

Latest TVs from LG use deep learning to enhance the video and audio output and introduces integration with Alexa.

All categories of smart home devices forecast to deliver double-digit growth through 2022, Says IDC.

"Hardware vendors can get ahead by articulating the value of connectivity between their televisions and other smart devices to their potential customers."

The new IDC smart home device tracker forecasts solid growth for connected devices in key smart home categories.

“Smart TVs felt like a natural evolution for the Shazam experience..."

FLocker is the latest a malicious ransomware agent that is targeting smart TVs running the Android operating system, Norton reports.

Yesterday LG launched its new 2016 range of 4K UHD OLED TVs featuring Dolby Vision technology, described as "the perfect combination of technology".

Samsung recently announced the availability of their elegant new line-up of TVs at a celebratory event in Auckland - check out the pics here.

With competition escalating in an already tough market TV makers are striving to develop a compelling product that’ll give them a unique selling point

Netflix reveals the first batch of TVs with the Netflix Recommended TV designation. Each will bear a Netflix Recommended TV logo in retail stores.

Who wouldn't want a smart fridge? You can check how much milk is left while you're out and if your cheese is going mouldy. You could even tweet from the panel if you phone or tablet is dead.

Deal aims to bring broadcaster's on demand content to customers via the new TVNZ Ondemand app for Samsung Smart TV’s.