During CES 2024, SmartThings unveiled innovative features aimed at creating a more immersive TV experience, enabling improved comfort without disrupting content viewing.
The living room serves as the hub of many households for family gatherings, and the latest SmartThings enhancements create a more connected living room experience, allowing users to effortlessly monitor and control all of their smart devices from their TVs.
Unlocking greater smart home control with the TV as a hub
With the TV acting as a SmartThings Hub, your TV turns into a seamless control center for all your connected devices. Your TV can now effortlessly detect your smartphone, turning it into an instant remote, eliminating the hassle of searching for multiple controllers.
SmartThings TV Quick Panel is an unobtrusive interface for quick access to essential functions via remote control, bridging the gap between Samsung TV features and comprehensive connectivity, without compromising content viewing. The TV’s quick panel allows users to control devices, view cameras and even ring their phone to locate it in their home.
Users will be empowered to monitor their entire smart home without taking their eyes off their screens. For example, as you approach your TV, it intuitively turns on, displaying not only the entertainment in your home, but also critical information about your appliances and devices. From your TV, you can see your home’s camera feed, temperature and time left in the wash cycle at a glance.
Creating next-level entertainment experiences
Now users can walk into their living room and experience seamless connectivity with the state-of-the-art Now+ display – which automatically syncs with TVs to effortlessly guide users through switching music sources from their headphones to the TV, speaker or Sound Bar. What’s more, Now+ offers a comprehensive home summary, including insights into security cameras and energy usage.
With TV Hue Sync, users can create an immersive TV viewing experience by synchronizing TV content and ambient lighting – bringing movies, TV shows and games to life. at the end of the day in a space filled with soothing shades.
As technology continues to evolve, TVs will become more than just a home appliance – they will serve as a gateway to more connected, immersive and dynamic experiences for the whole family. From keeping up with the status of your home to enjoying immersive movie and TV sessions, SmartThings introduces users to a lifestyle where entertainment and home efficiency easily coexist.
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