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 […]
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Facebook Video app is coming to smart TVs
Facebook may have started out as a website where people could share status updates and see what their friends were up to. But these days it’s a platform for discovering news (some of which is even real… although some is not), organizing events, and watching videos. Now the company wants to bring that last bit […]
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Closer look at Element’s Smart TV with Amazon Fire OS and Alexa
The first smart TV sets powered by Amazon Fire TV software are coming this year. Today Amazon announced that we’d see 4K televisions from Seiki, Westinghouse, and Element Electronics later this year. They all feature the same software that runs on an Amazon Fire TV… plus a few extra features including support for watching live […]
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Amazon begins rolling out new Fire TV user interface
Amazon’s Fire TV and Fire TV Stick devices are getting a new look… or rather, the software that they display on your TV screen is getting an overhaul. The hardware looks pretty much the same. In October Variety gave us a sneak peek at the new Fire TV user interface, which moves the navigation from […]
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LeEco brings $80 smart TV box and (pricier) big-screen TVs to US
In addition to bringing its Le Pro 3 and Le S3 smartphones to North America, Chinese company LeEco is entering the US smart TV space. In fact, the company announced this summer that it was acquiring Vizio for $2 billion. Now LeEco is bringing a line of smart TVs to the region, including models  with […]
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$69 Xiaomi Mi Box with Android TV makes early appearance at Walmart
Xiaomi has been selling Mi Box media streamers in China for a few years, but earlier this year the company announced that it was bringing its first Mi Box to the United States, and that it would be a device running Android TV software that’s capable of streaming 4K video. While the US price and […]
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LeEco acquires TV maker Vizio for $2 billion (update: nope)
LeEco has started to make a name for itself in China recently, where the company’s phones, smart TVs, and even smart bicycles are generating buzz. The company also started showcasing its products in the US this year, hinting at plans to enter the US market in a big way later this year. Now it looks […]