Smart TV news

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Xbox One has launched in 13 countries today. It has been received with enthusiasm and to long lines. Microsoft promises great things

Hulu Plus support was recently added, and HBO Go on iOS and Android can now also stream to Google's Chromecast dongle

The TVs also collect file names of your network files on PCs or NAS - even if you have never played the video files on the TV

Nanotech introduces the “world’s first 4K streaming media player”. They call it Nuvola NP-1, & it runs Android with a quad-core processor

A developer took a closer look at his LG Smart TV. He found that it is sending his viewing and online habits, as well as USB filenames to LG

Sling has unveiled the new SlingPlayer 3.0 for iOS and a Roku channel. A Windows 8.1 app will be introduced in December

With B&O’s powerful speakers & an intuitive user interface, they believe that your TV can become the music center of the living room

FlatpanelsHD has received Sony’s PlayStation 4 for testing ahead of the November 29th launch in Europe. Is there anything you want to know or wants us to look at? Comment inside

Netflix's TV interface is now more visual, has new features & is consistent across Smart TVs, consoles, TV boxes & Blu-ray-players

Xbox One will come with a healthy list of global & local TV apps, including Netflix, Hulu Plus, Amazon, TED & more. YouTube is missing

3 apps will be available at launch, including Netflix, Hulu Plus, Amazon Instant Video. But where is YouTube?

Samsung wants developers to create games & multiscreen experiences. Chromecast (DIAL) will also make it to Samsung’s Smart TVs

Android 4.4 KitKat will focus heavily on a TV platform, rumors say. Samsung will go head-on-head with Android TV with Tizen. And a Google TV screen?

If you own a Slingbox, such as the Slingbox 350, you can now stream the TV channels wirelessly to your TV via the Apple TV with Airplay

Samsung has unveiled the Smart Media Player with “over 100 apps”. The player can also receive broadcast TV. Will be available for $150

Google will reportedly reboot Google TV as Android TV, update to the latest Android version & likely integrate the wireless Chromecast system

Vevo, the music video service, is expanding its presence and has launched an app for Samsung’s Smart TVs and Blu-ray players

Samsung’s new Shape M7 speaker can connect wirelessly to a Samsung Smart TV. With Shape, Samsung is trying to take on Sonos

They plan to release a TV streaming box before Christmas, according to Wall Street Journal. It is believed to be called the Firetube

Streaming services have been slow to add support for Chromecast so far, so we are happy to see that Hulu Plus has finally added support

Netflix announces that Super HD is now available to all users in all countries. Now everyone can enjoy Netflix's best picture quality level

Steam will partner with hardware makers for Steam Machines. You can also build your own. The Steam game consoles are coming in 2014

Roku is introducing new Roku 1, Roku 2 and Roku 3 boxes. All three will be available in the US, UK, Canada and Ireland in October

Former BBC iPlayer chief says that the "connected TV market is not in a good way today". 600 of the 650 iPlayer apps are for Smart TVs

Valve, the company behind Steam, has unveiled their plan to take on the PlayStation and Xbox in the living room with SteamOS

The Apple TV software has been updated. It adds Airplay from iCloud, iTunes Radio, shared Photostream & Podcast syncing. Update

Sony's new small TV dongle has Google TV and Sony apps. Sony has officially launched it as the Smart Stick for 150 USD

Samsung’s CEO confirms that Samsung is working on Tizen-based Smart TVs that could arrive as soon as 2014. Tizen is also coming to phones

Cloud TV lets you stream TV channels via the internet. Remote recording lets you schedule recordings even when you are out