Samsung to sell bendable TV, 105-inch curved UHD this year

Credit: Sarah Tew for CNET

Aside from the bendable 85-inch 4K Ultra HD TV, Samsung also unveiled a gigantic 105-inch curved UHD TV at CES this week. It would seem the devices aren’t just concepts. Engadget confirmed that the TV sets will be up for sale in the second half of 2014. There is no information about the pricing yet but we are willing to bet it will cost an arm and a leg and then some. Better start saving up.

Samsung introduces new TabPro, NotePro lines

Samsung aims to go pro and bridge the mobile and desktop computing link with its new tablet lines. The Galaxy NotePro will be available in 12.2 inches only, while Galaxy TabPro will be available in 12.2 inches, 10.1 inches, and 8.4 inches and they will all run on Android 4.4 KitKat, have 8-megapixel rear and 2-megapixel front cameras, feature 2560 x 1600 pixel display, come under 8mm thick, and come available in Wi-Fi and LTE versions.

The 12.2-inch versions of both lines will have four-pane multitasking window and multiple pop-up window options, where you can even have two instances of the same app open at the same time for comparison. Samsung also debuted a new home screen look called Magazine UX, which allows for user customization and looks similar to LiveTile of Windows. It must be noted though that only the NotePro has S Pen stylus support.

Source: The Verge

Netflix to produce all future original programs in 4k, partners with Sony and Samsung

Netflix CEO Reed Hastings took to the stage of Sony’s press conference at CES to announce that they have partnered with Sony to push 4k content and 4k televisions of the tech company. Hastings said the streaming service aims to make 4k a viable option for streaming with Netflix’s Ultra HD offering capable of working under 15 Mbps bitrate.

Netflix will also be joining Amazon to partner with Samsung to deliver 4k streaming content to Samsung UHD TVs.

Source: The Verge

Samsung aims for TV flexibility with bendable TV

Credit: Sarah Tew for CNET

Samsung doesn’t just want to sell you curved TVs (although they already have a few of those), they want to give you the power to bend your TV at your will. Well, you will need the remote control and the new concept from the Korean tech giant. CNet reports you just need to press a button on the concept TVs accompanying remote and a servomechanism on the back of the screen bends the TV to a curve or flattens it out like the current crop of HDTVs.

The demo unit of this concept was an 85-inch LED LCD with 4K. Samsung has managed to make a bendable screen without OLED. We are excited for the possibilities of this new idea and what it entails for the future of television viewing.