Samsung to offer Smart TVs controlled by finger gestures

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Samsung to offer Smart TVs controlled by finger gestures

LONDON — Samsung has announced that it will showcase its new smart televisions, featuring voice- and motion-control, at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas next month.

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LONDON — Samsung has announced that it will showcase its new smart televisions, featuring voice- and motion-control, at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas next month.Samsung already offers motion-controlled televisions, but the company claims its new “finger gesture” feature is a significant improvement.

Users can change the television channel, adjust the volume and select what they want to watch using only finger gestures. They can also return to the previous screen and stop video playback by motioning their finger counter-clockwise in a more intuitive way to control the television.

Its voice-interaction features have also been improved. Users can change the channel by saying aloud the channel number and open a website or an app using shortcuts.

Samsung claims this is a significant improvement over its 2013 models, which required two steps to change channels. The voice-search feature is also more convenient, letting users find all content results in one place.

When a consumer uses voice interaction to search for information —such as on weather, stocks and sports — while watching television, a pop-up window will appear at the bottom of the page with search results.

The consumer can move to the app and see the details by clicking on the pop-up.

“Samsung’s 2014 Smart TV models deliver significantly improved voice-interaction and motion-control features so that our consumers will be able to enjoy our Smart TV more intuitively,” said Mr Guy Kinnell, Head of TV and AV, Samsung UK.

“We will continue to develop content that integrates voice and motion recognition for added convenience.”

Research by Strategy Analytics in July shows Samsung continues to hold the largest share of global Smart TV shipments, occupying 26 per cent of the market. Second is LG with 16 per cent and Sony makes up the top three with 11 per cent. THE DAILY TELEGRAPH

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