Samsung have turned their attention to building a remote to effectively power your entire smart living room setup with their upcoming Tizen-powered universal remote.
Samsung are aiming to make 2016 a successful year and the have hit the ground running. The company recently unveiled their plans to integrate its SmartThings connected home platform into all its SmartTVs in 2016. Now they have turned their attention to building a remote to effectively power your entire smart living room setup.
Samsung’s new Smart Control remote promises to let users control everything connected to their television sets, like video game systems and Blu-ray players. Some of their further ambitions is to include control of your lights, cameras and other devices connected to SmartThings.
Samsung has not yet officially unveiled the Smart Control remote, so the exact capabilities and design remains unknown. We do however know that the remote will probably compete directly with something like Logitech’s Harmony remote. Additionally Samsung is touting its Tizen interface for the device, saying it’ll make access to content quicker and more streamlined. We will provide more info as CES ramps up so stay tuned!
Source: TheVerge
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