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Redbox Instant streaming now available on LG Smart TVs

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While still in beta, Redbox Instant is slowly increasing the number of devices it supports and has now announced its launch on LG’s Smart TV platform (TVs only, not Blu-ray players, for now). The hybrid disc / video on-demand / subscription stream…


Redbox Instant streaming now available on LG Smart TVs

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While still in beta, Redbox Instant is slowly increasing the number of devices it supports and has now announced its launch on LG’s Smart TV platform (TVs only, not Blu-ray players, for now.) The hybrid disc / video on-demand / subscription stream…


China’s LeTV debuts ‘Super TV’ X60, throws in a quad-core S4 Prime chip

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Quad-core smart TVs? Move over, Samsung and Haier, because another company’s now joining the party. At a press event in Beijing yesterday, Chinese video content provider LeTV announced its first TV series dubbed “Super TV.” Despite the cheesy name…


LG adds PayPal to its smart TV platform for faster app purchases

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Looking to jumpstart interest in its in-house ecosystem, LG is adding PayPal as a software purchasing option for its latest line of smart TVs, making it the first manufacturer to natively use the service. Available now in the US, Canada and UK, this …


Animal Planet critter livestreams arrive on Samsung Smart TVs, coming to Roku and Xbox Live

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Say goodbye to the passé virtual aquarium. Animal Planet has launched a collection of 11 HD 24/7 Ustream-powered live streams under the banner Animal Planet L!VE, which feature animals ranging from beluga whales to cockroaches. The free critte…


Animal Planet critter livestreams arrive on Samsung Smart TVs, coming to Roku and Xbox Live

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Say goodbye to the passé virtual aquarium. Animal Planet has launched a collection of 11 HD 24/7 Ustream-powered live streams under the banner Animal Planet L!VE, which feature animals ranging from beluga whales to cockroaches. The free critte…


Samsung Smart TV with Google TV on display at IFA 2012, ships ‘later this year’

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It wasn’t a part of Samsung’s IFA 2012 press conference, but Samsung is showing off Google TV hardware for the first time since CES 2011 (pictured above), and will release a Smart TV with Google TV later this year. According to its press release and …


Redux promises to bring a ‘lean-back TV experience’ to new Sony and LG devices

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Smart TV and set-top box users unhappy with tedious menu-clicking might have already found Redux, a Google TV app that streamlines online content selection. Now though, buyers of new Sony Google TV and LG Smart TVs and Blu-ray players will find the …


LG 27-inch Personal Smart TV hands-on

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Designed for more realistic living quarters, LG’s unleashed its Personal Smart TV to the IFA crowds. With a 27-inch IPS display, 1920 x 1080, you’ll find the typical stable of connectivity options, including two HDMI, three USB, component, LAN and SC…


LG’s Smart TV alliance grows, promises first cross-platform HDTV apps in September

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The Smart TV Alliance consisting of LG and TP Vision (Philips) is still hammering away at its dream of platform-independent Smart TV apps, and as IFA 2012 gets under way it has a few new announcements. After promising Japanese manufacturers would joi…