Jeffrey talks to Mark of LuckyGoldstar, sorry, LG about their foray into connected devices and smart TVs during 2011. Mark reckons that there are four key principles for smart TVs.
- first, premium content providers and LG has over 20 including NetFlix, Vudu, Hulu, Amazon, NHL, NBA;
- second, apps and LG will be launching its online apps store with over 200 apps from the likes of CNN and Comedy Central (and Tech Podcast);
- third, include a fully functioning web-browser with Flash, just like LG’s;
- and finally, make sure it’s DLNA-certified so that existing local content can be played, as LG’s TVs will.
Existing owners will be able to upgrade their TVs using LG’s new SmartTV Upgrader that brings all the features of LG’s 2011 TVs to a dumb TV. The SmartTV will work with any TV with an HDMI output, not just LG’s and of course, it’s wireless. Although it comes with a remote control, to make typing easier, apps for iOS and Android devices will control the SmartTV unit as well. That’s cool.
Jeffrey gets a demo of the user interface in the video so check it out if you are interested. Looks to be a smooth implementation.
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Interview by Jeffrey Powers of The Geekazine Podcast.
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