The Firefox web browser is available for Windows, Mac, and Linux computers as well as Android and iOS phones and tablets. For the past few years there’s also been a version of Firefox for Amazon Fire TV devices that you could use to surf the web or stream videos from sites that might not have […]
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LG will license webOS for use on third-party smart TVs (It’s come a long way from the Palm days)
1 Comment on LG will license webOS for use on third-party smart TVs (It’s come a long way from the Palm days)WebOS is an operating system that was originally developed by Palm for smartphones, acquired by HP for use on tablets as well as phones, and when that turned out to be a flop, HP sold its webOS assets to LG, which uses it for smart TVs and other smart home products. Now LG plans to […]
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Android TV is getting instant apps, improved keyboard, and other new features
Google’s Android TV software is, unsurprisingly, based on the same software that powers Android phones, tablets, and other devices. Not all the features you can use on phones are available on TVs… but Google has announced it’s bringing one of its mobile to its smart TV platform. Soon developers will be able to offer “instant […]
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KDE’s Plasma Bigscreen is an open source user environment design for TVs
KDE Plasma is a free and open source desktop environment originally designed for GNU/Linux PCs, and eventually adapted to phones. Now the folks at KDE have announced a new version customized for TVs and other big-screen displays. It’s called… Plasma Bigscreen. In a nutshell, Plasma Bigscreen brings the sort of features you’d expect from a […]
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Android TV arrives on Soundbars
Android TV — it’s not just for TVs anymore. Now it also supports speakers you… plug into your TV. OK, I guess that’s not a big stretch. Google announced plans to bring Android TV to soundbars earlier this year, and now the first model is up for order — the JBL Link Bar is a […]
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Samsung’s new Smart TVs will support iTunes and Apple AirPlay
Samsung’s 2019 smart TV lineup will support all the usual streaming video services including Netflix, Hulu, Amazon, YouTube and Google Play. But Samsung has announced that they’ll also have an Apple iTunes Movies and TV Shows app and AirPlay 2 support. That will make Samsung’s TVs the first third-party media streamers to support iTunes. Up […]
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Samsung’s new Smart TVs will support keyboard and mouse input
The line between computers and… everything else keeps getting blurrier. The phone in your pocket is basically a computer. Your smart thermostat? It’s a specialized computer. And your smart TV that can stream content from Netflix and YouTube? Computer. But it’s easy to forget that because you don’t usually interact with those devices the same […]
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Will the OnePlus TV have a headphone jack?
OnePlus has been selling smartphones since 2014. Next year the company plans to launch its first television. Details are scarce, but the move isn’t a huge surprise. A lot of the technology behind smartphones and smart TVs is similar. Both are internet-connected devices designed to run a series of apps, for example. And companies including […]
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Steam in-home streaming now works on Samsung smart TVs
If you have a Samsung smart TV from 2016 or 2017, now you can play PC games on your TV… without plugging in your PC. Valve and Samsung launched a beta Steam Link app for Samsung smart TVs, allowing you to use Steam’s in-home streaming technology. That means as long as your PC is turned […]
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LeEco lays off two thirds of US workforce (Le Uh Oh)
Chinese electronics and digital media company LeEco outlined plans for a major global expansion last year, including a push into the US market, where the company now sells a handful of phones, TVs, and other products. But recent reports have suggested things haven’t been going very well and LeEco’s bid to acquire TV maker Vizio […]
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Update: LeEco is not acquiring TV maker Vizio after all
Chinese company LeEco made a name for itself in its home country with a series of smartphones, smart TVs, and digital media services. Last year the company entered the US market by launching its first phones and TVs designed for the United States… and by announcing plans to acquire TV maker Vizio for $2 billion. […]
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Westinghouse TV with Amazon Fire TV UI hits the FCC, here are some cool features
Amazon has been selling Fire TV media streamers for a few years, but starting soon you’ll be able to buy a TV that has Fire TV software baked in. Amazon announced in January that it’s working with a few different TV makers, and I got an early look at one of the first models at […]