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First Look: Talk to the TV remote

2012-03-06
have you ever seen a remote-control that doesn't really have any number buttons on it here i'm with samsung's new smart touch remote it's going to be coming with their new Smart interaction televisions basically if you have a Samsung TV that has a camera on it and you're going to get one of these guys it's a remote that has kind of like a laptop touchscreen pad and you simply select different areas some are buttons like channels and volume they have buttons and then you have shortcut keys to get to different menus on the television so here I tap the top I have now a menu that showed up and I can simply scroll back and forth with my finger like I was on a trackpad and if I want that number pad I simply hit the number key down here to pull up the number pad and this remote also has a mic on top so you're doing voice commands you can speak directly into the remote first you hit the voice shortcut key cute cat pictures as many cute cat photos as I can this button here will take me quickly back to the Smart Hub and if I want a history of what else I have seen I can simply hit the history shortcut key to get to different applications within the samsung television like Skype or the camera or the past channels I've been to now another neat thing about this remote is that it is connected via bluetooth so I don't have to point the remote at the TV I can point at the wall I can point it at you anyone can get in my way and I'm still gonna be able to get the channel I want now if an on-screen keyboard isn't your thing Samsung also has come out with its smart keyboard it's sold separately it's going to work with different smart televisions roughly about $99 or so and it also has a touchpad on it too is also shortcut keys to the Smart Hub volume channel and a return button another neat value out of this keyboard is that it also works with Samsung galaxys tablet and phone line because it's bluetooth connected so you have a keyboard out to go with your Samsung tablet Samsung right now is all about connecting to these devices making them touch friendly and you can even speak your commands now coming from Samsung spring launch we now have new ways to interact with Samsung Smart TVs with Sina TV I'm Bridget Carey in New York
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