smart tvs

Maybe Your New TV Is Watching You

Maybe Your New TV Is Watching You

It’s the entire point, really. New smart TVs from Samsung boast video cameras with facial-recognition software and microphones with speech-recognition software. They can tell who’s in the room, understand spoken commands, and be controlled with gestures. That’s great news for those of us who can never find the remote, but made our friends over at HD Guru wonder: is there anyone behind that camera watching us back?

Samsung Delighted To Announce Ads On Your Smart TV's Home Screen

Samsung Delighted To Announce Ads On Your Smart TV's Home Screen

Samsung was delighted to announce this morning at CES that they intend to place ads to the home screens of your fancy new Smart TVs. Does this annoy you? [More]

Comcast, TWC, DirecTV And Samsung Enter Unholy Partnership Inside Your TV

Comcast, TWC, DirecTV And Samsung Enter Unholy Partnership Inside Your TV

Hate your cable set-top box? So does Samsung, apparently. They’ve cut deals with Comcast, Time Warner Cable and DirecTV to offer various features that will allow you to watch TV either without a box, or access your cable subscription through an app on the Samsung Galaxy Tab. [More]